Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 22 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
28.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tank Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1 PM
4 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
455
455
455
404
404
404
404
399
398
342
334
334
334
334
342
334
380
239
263
263
268
328
284
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
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
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:17AM0.76m
11:25AM0.60m
2:47AM0.75m
1:12PM0.56m
3:13AM0.74m
3:05PM0.54m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.10m
8:17AM0.56m
7:04PM0.19m
9:17AM0.49m
7:54PM0.29m
10:05AM0.41m
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5:46
5:46
5:46
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6:39
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
29
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
27
26
26
27
25
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
24
24
23
22
21
16
16
16
15
15
342
334
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
11
21
14
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
12
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
5
5
14
13
5
9
9
9
4
4
9
9
8
10
12
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
9
9
9
3
8
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
442
455
455
455
404
404
404
404
399
398
334
334
334
342
334
380
239
263
263
268
328
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2060
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2063
2063
2063
227
2056
2056
2056
2056
1575
2060
2063
1491
2056
1491
1491
1491
1491
2063
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Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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