Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ChST
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Tank Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
244
239
234
234
279
279
273
326
320
268
268
262
262
301
251
241
241
235
241
241
241
202
198
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01PM0.69m
5:19AM0.69m
9:47PM0.70m
5:46AM0.69m
10:32PM0.71m
6:17AM0.68m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.62m
1:30PM0.08m
2:00AM0.64m
2:07PM0.07m
2:47AM0.64m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:44
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
30
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
27
28
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
242
244
106
111
111
137
137
133
126
126
123
110
138
162
159
94
125
204
237
233
229
241
202
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
SW
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
99
116
130
130
133
79
55
51
30
85
83
121
121
121
96
94
94
92
75
75
52
184
177
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
154
160
19
20
20
24
28
27
35
33
34
33
32
23
16
85
80
5
8
19
12
50
48
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
239
234
234
279
279
273
326
320
268
268
262
262
301
251
241
241
235
241
241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
233
227
2059
2056
1491
1491
2056
2056
1491
1504
1491
1504
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
252
249
227
227
227
238
Best forecast wave conditions in Saipan
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Northern Mariana Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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