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Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ChSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tank Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | |
292 | 292 | 335 | 335 | 387 | 380 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 386 | 375 | 367 | 324 | 324 | 332 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 320 | 328 | 343 | 292 | 253 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:48PM0.56m | 3:55AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.59m | 4:14AM0.72m | 7:19PM0.63m | 4:34AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.46m | 11:20AM0.26m | 10:25PM0.52m | 11:52AM0.20m | 11:20PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 |
 kJ | 143 | 158 | 238 | 224 | 387 | 380 | 317 | 237 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 367 | 130 | 133 | 230 | 88 | 101 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 166 | 224 | 293 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | SW 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 163 | 100 | 106 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 130 | 104 | 85 | 10 | 103 | 103 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 153 | 157 | 154 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 9 | NNE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 292 | 292 | 335 | 335 | 340 | 348 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 386 | 375 | — | 324 | 324 | 332 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 320 | 328 | 343 | 292 | 253 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 2063 | 249 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 249 | 2219 | 249 | 2056 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 233 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
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