Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
407
353
312
356
300
240
196
154
144
106
106
163
363
529
566
544
496
836
637
713
573
506
411
362
285
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM2.61m
3:40AM2.34m
3:39PM2.65m
4:51AM2.45m
4:46PM2.74m
5:46AM2.61m
Low Tide
7:50AM1.07m
8:56PM0.67m
9:20AM1.10m
10:20PM0.56m
10:40AM0.97m
11:23PM0.40m
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cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
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