Tang Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
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Tang Head Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.6 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Dunnet Bay, 9 km from Tang Head.
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Tang Head Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Wick, 25 km from Tang Head.
moderate winds from the ESE km/h | Air temperature 10.7 °C |
Current weather near Tang Head
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 24 miles from Tang Head.
| 11PM | 12AM | 1AM | 2AM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 11.8 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
Overall Tang Head Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - North Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Tang Head
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tang Head:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break3 mi
- Fourth closest break5 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Tang Head:
- Closest wave buoy24 mi
- Second closest wave buoy48 mi
- Third closest wave buoy131 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy138 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy144 mi
Tide stations nearest to Tang Head:
- Closest tide station11 mi
- Second closest tide station16 mi
- Third closest tide station25 mi
- Fourth closest tide station65 mi
- Fifth closest tide station67 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Tang Head:
- Closest ski area101 mi
- Second closest ski area106 mi
- Third closest ski area127 mi
- Fourth closest ski area140 mi
- Fifth closest ski area152 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Tang Head:
- Closest city location91 mi
- Second closest city location111 mi
- Third closest city location151 mi
- Fourth closest city location156 mi
- Fifth closest city location170 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tang Head, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Tang Head sea temperature, Tang Head photographs, Tang Head detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tang Head webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and Tang Head tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tang Head.
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