Tank Beach surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 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
28.6° 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 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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)
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
818
818
893
950
874
874
800
800
715
715
777
759
773
708
694
694
678
678
683
632
646
632
632
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM0.78m
7:11AM0.76m
11:54PM0.79m
7:59AM0.74m
00:50AM0.78m
8:53AM0.71m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.68m
3:30PM-0.06m
4:32AM0.68m
4:24PM-0.03m
5:46AM0.67m
5:18PM0.03m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:39
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
25
27
27
27
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
16
16
8
8
8
8
16
16
8
7
7
10
10
10
10
18
17
17
16
8
8
8
7
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
2
12
11
11
3
3
3
7
6
6
14
14
13
12
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
Energy kJ
792
818
818
893
950
874
874
800
800
715
715
777
759
773
708
694
694
678
678
683
632
646
632
632
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1491
1491
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
1504
1575
1491
1491
1491
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2056
2075
1491
1491
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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