Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
36
36
30
29
29
19
74
152
72
179
158
149
102
51
48
68
46
43
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM2.91m
8:32PM3.09m
9:09AM3.01m
9:23PM3.27m
10:03AM3.04m
10:11PM3.39m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.34m
2:32PM0.35m
3:01AM0.08m
3:20PM0.24m
3:51AM-0.11m
4:06PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:26
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:09
10:08
10:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
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