Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tang Head today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.3
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
1.2
W
11
1.9
WSW
10
3
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
11
4
W
10
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
74
191
233
145
86
68
74
69
335
763
2773
6710
6182
3019
1728
1499
1102
807
1027
754
512
355
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
35
SW
50
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM2.64m
1:29AM2.65m
2:03PM2.48m
2:49AM2.43m
3:31PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.53m
7:29PM0.69m
8:02AM0.80m
8:34PM0.89m
9:16AM1.03m
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:06
8:02
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
8
7
9
11
12
10
9
8
6
7
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
6
10
11
10
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