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Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 24 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
28.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.8
N
2.3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
1.7
NNE
2.3
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
N
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39173611211512138613081147551917979116210648658118908971097107811251029929816755919
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.73
11:28PM
0.56
12:00PM
0.73
1:22AM
0.55
12:26PM
0.74
3:39AM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.41
5:17AM
0.38
7:18PM
0.32
5:59AM
0.47
8:14PM
0.23
6:53AM
0.55
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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Sunset-6:09-------6:09-------6:10------
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Rain (mm)
1211131341-26810932111---
Temp. °C282828282727272727272727262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)283030302930303131303029272423222222222223222323
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