Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
417
449
455
660
973
1458
1703
2440
2806
3267
3188
3020
2679
2725
2669
3170
3942
4392
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:50PM2.54m
3:03AM2.33m
3:28PM2.45m
4:51AM2.31m
5:03PM2.54m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.80m
9:05AM1.11m
10:09PM0.86m
10:45AM1.14m
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7:24
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6:42
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6:38
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6:36
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1
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3
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
5
9
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
4
3
3
3
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