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Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
28.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tank Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)304304304304304304311318318375383383334327327325325313270269263264258227
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
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
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.71
9:30AM
0.70
5:22PM
0.72
9:59AM
0.70
6:07PM
0.72
10:25AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.05
1:10PM
0.65
1:42AM
0.04
1:56PM
0.64
2:19AM
0.06
2:45PM
0.63
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1-134-----1211--312--
Temp. °C282728282727282828282828282828282828282727272828
Feels °C (?)313031313029292929292929282829292930303030293131
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