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Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 23 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 1.3°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 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.8
N
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
1.9
NNW
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.4
N
2.4
N
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)77777111111111110111010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301309309311281195269268384736119814841359138770611799929719829941406120411801083
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.60
11:39AM
0.73
11:28PM
0.56
12:00PM
0.73
1:22AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.49
4:39AM
0.29
6:23PM
0.41
5:17AM
0.38
7:18PM
0.32
5:59AM
0.47
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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Sunset-6:08-------6:09-------6:09------
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Rain (mm)
13-111----22131351136331
Temp. °C282828282828282828282827272727272626262526262626
Feels °C (?)282828282828292929303129293032323028292623222222
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