Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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
28.2° 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 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 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)
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
919
996
1099
1018
950
950
950
940
940
996
996
1089
1157
1259
1380
1411
1610
1783
1902
1867
1790
1591
1478
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
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
7:00AM0.67m
11:27PM0.70m
7:22AM0.66m
00:23AM0.69m
7:47AM0.65m
1:20AM0.69m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.10m
3:59AM0.62m
3:49PM0.11m
4:54AM0.63m
4:32PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
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6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
29
28
46
45
49
47
25
24
21
20
18
17
7
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
16
26
31
45
45
42
23
23
23
22
22
11
10
10
10
10
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
7
8
8
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
Energy kJ
817
919
996
1099
1018
950
950
950
940
940
996
996
1089
1157
1259
1380
1411
1610
1783
1902
1867
1790
1591
1478
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2056
2056
2056
2056
2060
2060
2056
1575
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
2057
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2059
2056
2056
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
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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