Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1214 | 902 | 936 | 1058 | 943 | 922 | 627 | 471 | 344 | 238 | 125 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 125 | 110 | 58 | 86 | 107 | 1016 | 2665 | 2314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.43m | 3:31PM2.38m | 4:35AM2.35m | 5:09PM2.45m | 6:12AM2.44m | 6:28PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM1.03m | 10:08PM0.98m | 10:55AM1.09m | 11:49PM0.83m | 12:21PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 627 | 471 | 344 | 238 | 125 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 110 | 58 | 86 | 80 | 1016 | 2665 | 2314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 7 | W 8 | SE 7 | W 12 | SE 7 | N 8 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 107 | 19 | 1 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 16 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | W 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1214 | 902 | 936 | 1058 | 943 | 922 | 273 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 77 | 125 | 52 | — | 4 | 55 | 10 | 54 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 602 | 593 | 463 | 401 | 401 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 182 | 680 | 927 | 658 | 658 |
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