
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
588 | 615 | 458 | 249 | 530 | 458 | 198 | 284 | 240 | 192 | 154 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 198 | 236 | 164 | 153 | 119 | 108 | 130 | 157 | 157 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.53m | 8:31PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.90m | 9:35AM2.70m | 9:44PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.79m | 2:23PM0.79m | 2:50AM0.62m | 2:58PM0.64m | 3:26AM0.45m | 3:32PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 |
3 | 3 | 176 | 249 | 96 | 96 | 198 | 284 | 240 | 192 | 154 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 42 | 27 | 164 | 153 | 119 | 108 | 130 | 6 | 5 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 136 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NE 10 | NW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NW 10 | SE 5 |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
588 | 615 | 458 | 54 | 530 | 458 | 66 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 236 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 157 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 156 | 69 | 13 | 135 | 135 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 360 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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