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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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
7.3° 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 3PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (11 Mar)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
6
5
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
6
7
7
5
3
5
3
2
0
0
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)111313141413131313131414151616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486079698383751457133778378531982996372446455341732185117336619657374963459648226143644364725962
Wind
(km/h)
65
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.18
2:15AM
2.17
3:20PM
2.06
4:00AM
2.17
5:00PM
2.12
5:22AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
1.14
7:31PM
1.31
8:25AM
1.33
9:13PM
1.43
10:41AM
1.30
11:10PM
1.32
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:07-------6:08----
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----145811---------1--1
Temp. °C777666676665322247656555
Feels °C (?)-7-5-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-4-5-6-7-6-6-5-2-2-4-4-4-4-3
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