Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 427 | 491 | 558 | 771 | 985 | 1297 | 1524 | 1461 | 983 | 647 | 741 | 592 | 983 | 1879 | 1318 | 1347 | 1288 | 1269 | 1648 | 1791 | 1729 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM2.55m | 10:56AM2.72m | 11:33PM2.36m | 11:43AM2.57m | 00:33AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.56m | 4:53AM0.80m | 5:26PM0.72m | 5:31AM0.95m | 6:13PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | 3:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | — | — | 3:49 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 15 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 342 | 983 | 647 | 741 | 592 | 275 | 17 | 179 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | W 9 | SSE 6 | NNW 16 | SSE 7 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 148 | 4 | 166 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NE 7 | — | N 8 | SSE 6 | NNW 18 | SSE 6 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 15 | W 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 288 | 427 | 491 | 558 | 771 | 985 | 1297 | 1524 | 1461 | — | — | 2 | 32 | 983 | 1879 | 1318 | 1347 | 1288 | 1269 | 1648 | 1791 | 1729 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 259 | 364 | 350 | 135 | 350 | 413 | 421 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 443 | 426 | 601 | 350 | 473 | 517 | 237 | 584 | 577 | 329 |
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