Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1179 | 1058 | 1042 | 915 | 799 | 659 | 628 | 639 | 727 | 965 | 1127 | 1109 | 1712 | 2319 | 2380 | 1824 | 1315 | 851 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.35m | 6:09AM2.24m | 6:06PM2.51m | 6:54AM2.43m | 6:48PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.99m | 12:00PM1.18m | 00:38AM0.73m | 12:48PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1179 | 1058 | 1042 | 915 | 799 | 659 | 628 | 639 | 727 | 965 | 1127 | 1109 | 131 | 75 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 851 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 13 | E 10 | — | — | WNW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 354 | 292 | 274 | 227 | 402 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 33 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 545 | 643 | 665 | 560 | 493 | 505 | 618 | 520 | — | — | — | — | 1712 | 2319 | 2380 | 1824 | 1315 | 17 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 435 | 418 | 426 | 156 | 5 | 0 |
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