
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2061 | 1949 | 1706 | 1561 | 1226 | 1240 | 944 | 819 | 572 | 545 | 400 | 370 | 312 | 350 | 537 | 926 | 7670 | 9982 | 8371 | 6835 | 5409 | 3881 | 3484 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.47m | 7:35PM2.76m | 8:10AM2.65m | 8:08PM2.95m | 8:41AM2.82m | 8:39PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.87m | 1:58AM0.48m | 2:05PM0.64m | 2:30AM0.23m | 2:38PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
2061 | 1949 | 1706 | 1561 | 1226 | 368 | 944 | 819 | 572 | 545 | 400 | 370 | 312 | 350 | 537 | 926 | 7670 | 9982 | 8371 | 6835 | 5409 | 3881 | 3484 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | W 18 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 5 | 10 | 52 | 1240 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 103 | 98 | 8 | 3007 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 5 | 13 | 421 | 440 | 360 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 105 | 60 | 473 | 18 | 360 | 11 | 161 | 167 | 131 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
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