Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.1
N
9
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
35
45
62
37
25
24
1
218
285
333
252
168
152
242
282
226
186
146
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM3.19m
11:41AM2.89m
11:50PM3.06m
12:17PM2.79m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.24m
5:47AM0.08m
5:59PM0.34m
6:26AM0.28m
6:40PM0.50m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
12
Feels °C
7
6
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
3
5
4
5
6
9
5
6
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