Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1198
1380
1520
1587
1536
1463
1463
1362
1334
1279
1178
1178
1178
1153
1216
1104
1104
1016
999
999
1029
971
904
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
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
7:47AM0.65m
1:20AM0.69m
8:12AM0.64m
2:10AM0.69m
8:42AM0.63m
2:50AM0.70m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.63m
4:32PM0.12m
6:05AM0.63m
5:17PM0.14m
7:28AM0.62m
6:03PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:35
6:35
6:36
6:36
1
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
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
6
6
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
8
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
4
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
Energy kJ
1124
1198
1380
1520
1587
1536
1463
1463
1362
1334
1279
1178
1178
1178
1153
1216
1104
1104
1016
999
999
1029
971
904
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2056
2056
2059
2059
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2061
2061
2061
2056
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
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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