Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). 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 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
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
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
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
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
1018
1018
1007
1124
1198
1288
1411
1473
1536
1463
1362
1255
1229
1137
1146
1122
1187
1162
1129
1044
937
942
921
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
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
00:23AM0.69m
7:47AM0.65m
1:20AM0.69m
8:12AM0.64m
2:10AM0.69m
8:42AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.63m
4:32PM0.12m
6:05AM0.63m
5:17PM0.14m
7:28AM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:35
6:35
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
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
Energy kJ
17
6
6
6
6
6
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
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
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
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
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
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
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
Energy kJ
866
1018
1018
1007
1124
1198
1288
1411
1473
1536
1463
1362
1255
1229
1137
1146
1122
1187
1162
1129
1044
937
942
921
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1491
1575
1575
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2059
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
1491
1491
2059
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
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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