Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.4m)18s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)181817171716161615151414141413131212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)384538494066376232372734241919031547135812081030869704581398309295232172160116114110
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
2.47
7:06AM
2.64
7:30PM
2.59
7:47AM
2.80
8:11PM
2.68
8:24AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.93
12:58AM
0.87
1:25PM
0.75
1:37AM
0.72
2:02PM
0.57
2:12AM
0.57
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:49-------8:48-------8:47-
Sunset3:52-------3:55-------3:56-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C655554455555566777877766
Feels °C (?)1-1-1121010000010232443321
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