Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 546 | 507 | 426 | 363 | 347 | 273 | 264 | 336 | 356 | 487 | 637 | 711 | 700 | 775 | 799 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM3.00m | 10:40AM3.02m | 11:22PM2.74m | 11:36AM2.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.38m | 5:19PM0.27m | 5:38AM0.64m | 6:17PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 204 | 546 | 507 | 426 | 363 | 347 | 273 | 264 | 336 | 356 | 487 | 637 | 711 | 700 | 775 | 799 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
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