Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 22 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
28.6° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)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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Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.7
N
2.1
N
2.5
NNW
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
2
NNW
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)788777777712111111101011111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21819921922925527730127730330121019524635063398814001693183717588041177904800
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.65
11:21AM
0.73
9:57PM
0.60
11:39AM
0.73
11:28PM
0.56
12:00PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.55
4:04AM
0.20
5:28PM
0.49
4:39AM
0.29
6:23PM
0.41
5:17AM
0.38
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:47-------6:47-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:09-------6:09
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Rain (mm)
322521-21--1114421411131
Temp. °C282828282828282828282828282828282828272727272727
Feels °C (?)313029282828282828282828282929303130303131313230
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