Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 31 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
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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 Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
279
279
273
273
273
268
273
267
267
257
251
207
202
202
202
207
207
207
198
164
164
164
169
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
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
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM0.69m
9:47PM0.70m
5:46AM0.69m
10:32PM0.71m
6:17AM0.68m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.62m
1:30PM0.08m
2:00AM0.64m
2:07PM0.07m
2:47AM0.64m
2:46PM0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:44
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
29
29
31
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
111
137
137
133
126
126
123
110
138
162
159
94
207
202
182
182
207
207
207
198
164
164
164
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
11
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
SW
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
133
79
73
51
30
73
83
121
121
121
96
94
123
202
90
75
178
162
125
68
68
41
47
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
W
13
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
20
23
28
27
35
37
34
33
32
23
16
81
94
92
8
19
52
50
48
48
47
64
64
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
279
279
279
273
273
273
268
273
267
267
257
251
202
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
249
249
1575
249
249
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
1491
227
227
227
227
227
227
227
227
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)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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