Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (07 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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
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
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1374
1346
1212
1187
1187
1187
1162
1129
1044
1021
999
999
942
963
992
1014
992
912
893
818
836
836
828
845
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
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
8:12AM0.64m
2:10AM0.69m
8:42AM0.63m
2:50AM0.70m
9:24AM0.60m
3:17AM0.71m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.63m
5:17PM0.14m
7:28AM0.62m
6:03PM0.17m
8:59AM0.60m
6:50PM0.20m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:35
6:36
6:36
6:36
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
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
8
9
8
17
17
7
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.5
E
9
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
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1374
1346
1212
1187
1187
1187
1162
1129
1044
1021
999
999
942
963
992
1014
992
912
893
818
836
836
828
845
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2056
2056
2058
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2059
2059
2059
2056
2056
2056
1491
1491
1491
227
227
1491
1491
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
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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