Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 53 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 125 | 275 | 404 | 591 | 582 | 551 | 485 | 460 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.24m | 6:08AM2.21m | 6:35PM2.37m | 7:14AM2.34m | 7:29PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM1.22m | 12:32PM1.23m | 1:09AM1.03m | 1:23PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | WNW 9 | E 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 87 | 125 | 275 | 404 | 591 | 582 | 551 | 485 | 460 | 381 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | E 8 | NW 7 | E 5 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 6 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NW 11 | NE 5 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NE 5 | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
24 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 53 | 81 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 109 | 135 | 220 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 45 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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