Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
106
163
363
529
566
871
825
836
637
713
573
495
411
362
285
280
160
151
149
110
100
98
73
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:39PM2.65m
4:51AM2.45m
4:46PM2.74m
5:46AM2.61m
5:41PM2.85m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.10m
10:20PM0.56m
10:40AM0.97m
11:23PM0.40m
11:41AM0.77m
00:12AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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4:19
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4:15
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4:14
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
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