Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
10
1
W
6
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
106
111
177
210
62
62
140
139
87
81
220
181
134
130
157
194
189
177
142
117
95
73
198
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
10
NNW
0
NW
0
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
2:30PM2.39m
2:29AM2.66m
3:28PM2.39m
3:33AM2.61m
4:32PM2.44m
4:44AM2.61m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.92m
9:08AM0.63m
9:26PM1.00m
10:14AM0.70m
10:42PM0.99m
11:28AM0.70m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:16
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:19
10:17
10:16
10:15
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
19
20
18
17
18
18
16
14
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
13
12
11
12
13
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
19
20
18
16
19
19
15
15
16
13
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