
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 129 | 152 | 209 | 399 | 469 | 408 | 324 | 223 | 153 | 103 | 100 | 67 | 46 | 43 | 102 | 119 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.90m | 9:35AM2.70m | 9:44PM3.02m | 10:10AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.64m | 3:26AM0.45m | 3:32PM0.51m | 4:00AM0.30m | 4:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 9 | SE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | S 5 | N 8 |
142 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 129 | 152 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 408 | 1 | 223 | 153 | 103 | 100 | 67 | 46 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | NW 11 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | — |
64 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 8 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | NNE 9 | W 8 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 6 | NW 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 209 | 399 | 469 | 3 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 102 | 119 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 131 | 135 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 740 | 971 | 45 |
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