Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 14 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 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999999999888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)612612529517506516506516562500453397401368421381343343343306306262262262
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.65
3:10PM
0.70
8:23AM
0.67
3:53PM
0.70
8:57AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.14
10:32AM
0.63
11:46PM
0.10
11:34AM
0.64
12:25AM
0.07
12:24PM
0.64
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:46-------6:46-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:05-------6:06
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---1-----1111---------
Temp. °C272727272727272727272827272727272727272727272728
Feels °C (?)272727272727262626262827272829292929292929292931
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