Tang Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
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Tang Head Surf Guide
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.
Tang Head Spot Info
Type: | Rating: |
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Tang Head:
The best conditions reported for surf at Tang Head occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
What's the best time of year to surf Tang Head (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Tang Head Location Map
Interactive Tang Head surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

Sunday, 14 August 2022, 16:09 Local Time
Sunday 14 | Mon | |||
4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
Wave (m) | ||||
Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||
Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
glass | glass |
Tides at Tang Head
NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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high tide | ||
low tide |
Swell History at Tang Head
Surf stats for Tang Head, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Tang Head
Wind stats for Tang Head, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Tang Head:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site24 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site48 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy108 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy131 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyGoldeneye138 mi