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Tang Head on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Tang Head Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tang Head:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Skarfskerry	1 mi
Second closest break	Ham	2 mi
Third closest break	Gills Bay	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Point of Ness	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Dunnet Bay	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Tang Head:
Closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	149 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	171 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	171 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	179 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	195 mi
Tide stations nearest to Tang Head:
Closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	16 mi
Second closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland	67 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm	67 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	78 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Tang Head:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	101 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	106 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	127 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	140 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	152 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Tang Head:
Closest city location	Thurso (United Kingdom)	10 mi
Second closest city location	Scrabster (United Kingdom)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Wick (United Kingdom)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Stromness (United Kingdom)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kirkwall (United Kingdom)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Tang Head is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Tang Head is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Tang Head and is 173 km (107 miles) away.