
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 123 | 94 | 156 | 190 | 159 | 217 | 246 | 229 | 208 | 161 | 341 | 664 | 849 | 730 | 759 | 1995 | 4526 | 7375 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM2.91m | 12:14PM2.75m | 00:36AM2.66m | 12:52PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:13AM0.52m | 6:30PM0.61m | 6:48AM0.81m | 7:09PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
125 | 123 | 94 | 1 | 92 | 87 | 47 | 246 | 229 | 208 | 161 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 730 | 759 | 14 | 115 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | SE 6 | W 12 | SE 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 119 | 112 | 75 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 8 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | — | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 |
17 | 40 | 82 | 156 | 190 | 159 | 217 | 125 | — | 1 | 20 | 341 | 664 | 849 | 46 | 73 | 1995 | 4526 | 7375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 740 | 602 | 740 | 779 | 782 | 305 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 413 | 135 | 360 | 418 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 648 |
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