Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 27 Apr 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
27.9° 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 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
7 PM
10 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)
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
16
1.6
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
15
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
376
375
346
345
344
316
316
391
478
491
515
476
488
489
555
559
579
623
616
630
586
586
653
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
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
4:47AM0.72m
4:12PM0.59m
5:08AM0.72m
5:34PM0.60m
5:26AM0.71m
6:45PM0.63m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.43m
10:25PM0.33m
11:47AM0.36m
11:13PM0.40m
12:20PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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6:32
6:32
6:32
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
24
25
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
16
1.6
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
15
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1.9
E
8
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
Energy kJ
204
198
195
195
192
344
316
305
366
389
378
352
476
307
303
303
242
242
238
220
167
164
161
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
18
0.2
NNE
18
0.3
NNE
17
0.3
NNE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.1
NW
8
0.6
NNE
13
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
1
NNE
13
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
32
30
55
53
103
3
125
23
35
33
32
28
384
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
10
0.5
NNE
15
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
2
128
8
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
Energy kJ
303
376
375
346
345
308
316
391
478
491
515
488
489
555
559
579
623
616
630
586
586
653
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2056
2056
249
249
249
249
249
249
249
2056
2056
2056
2056
2059
2059
2056
2056
2056
1504
1575
1575
1504
1575
1504
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
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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