Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
1
1
3
6
7
6
5
4
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
W
12
2.4
W
18
3.5
W
17
4
W
18
4
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
356
472
3634
7907
9704
7946
6715
5341
4083
3645
2975
2187
1643
1652
1248
927
807
698
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:08PM2.95m
8:41AM2.82m
8:39PM3.12m
9:10AM2.96m
9:09PM3.24m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.64m
2:30AM0.23m
2:38PM0.43m
3:02AM0.03m
3:11PM0.26m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
9
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
10
8
8
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