Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 66 | 98 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM2.47m | 2:43PM2.34m | 3:19AM2.27m | 3:56PM2.23m | 4:43AM2.17m | 5:20PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM1.02m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:20AM1.25m | 10:15PM1.28m | 11:05AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | W 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 45 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 66 | 98 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 51 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 377 | 377 | 420 | 793 | 1348 | 420 | 237 | 259 | 207 | 207 | 601 | 227 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 22 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 156 | 265 |
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