Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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
8.7° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
67
128
128
86
102
137
135
132
103
80
65
62
61
46
54
52
30
29
29
56
196
211
155
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:22AM2.70m
11:31PM2.79m
12:00PM2.52m
00:11AM2.66m
12:46PM2.33m
00:59AM2.52m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.48m
5:32PM0.68m
5:58AM0.62m
6:08PM0.83m
6:40AM0.78m
6:48PM0.98m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
5:01
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9:10
9:14
9:15
9:17
3
1
Temp °C
4
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
11
9
10
-4
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
-1
0
1
2
4
5
5
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
W
11
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
92
67
19
10
86
88
137
135
132
80
80
59
62
61
46
54
52
30
29
29
56
196
211
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
12
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
7
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
2
3
2
75
102
126
116
106
103
66
65
55
38
22
22
21
12
11
17
16
16
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
17
Energy kJ
1
3
22
21
5
4
9
7
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
2
2
4
11
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
27
19
128
128
3
3
1
1
1
4
23
64
61
47
32
47
64
74
99
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
555
672
742
111
825
111
13
33
17
0
0
9
9
16
16
12
12
4
12
24
33
2
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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