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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | |
19 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 94 | 9 | 102 | 88 | 109 | 81 | 111 | 171 | 186 | 194 | 198 | 47 | 125 | 46 | 127 | 706 | 998 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:17PM2.49m | 2:20AM2.81m | 3:32PM2.38m | 3:31AM2.72m | 4:41PM2.37m | 4:38AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.37m | 7:55PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.52m | 9:05PM1.02m | 10:08AM0.59m | 10:24PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | 9:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 15 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 111 | 171 | 186 | 194 | 1 | 47 | 125 | 32 | 77 | 706 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 127 | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 18 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | S 5 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 94 | 80 | 102 | 88 | 109 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 198 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 355 | 998 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
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