Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 833 | 692 | 482 | 424 | 555 | 603 | 635 | 244 | 349 | 346 | 346 | 302 | 290 | 244 | 339 | 194 | 279 | 231 | 179 | 139 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.42m | 7:47PM2.59m | 8:16AM2.53m | 8:31PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.96m | 1:42PM0.94m | 2:11AM0.79m | 2:23PM0.79m | 2:50AM0.62m | 2:58PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 833 | 692 | 482 | 424 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 144 | 168 | 346 | 302 | 290 | 244 | 96 | 194 | 279 | 231 | 179 | 139 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 172 | 136 | 136 | 123 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 2 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 4 | — | SW 2 | — | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 363 | 1 | 92 | 116 | 555 | 603 | 635 | 244 | 349 | 346 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 339 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 738 | 716 | 781 | 414 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 296 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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