Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
0.6
W
12
1.6
W
14
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1214
902
936
1058
943
922
627
471
344
238
125
92
68
49
47
47
125
110
58
86
107
1016
2665
2314
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49AM2.43m
3:31PM2.38m
4:35AM2.35m
5:09PM2.45m
6:12AM2.44m
6:28PM2.66m
Low Tide
9:16AM1.03m
10:08PM0.98m
10:55AM1.09m
11:49PM0.83m
12:21PM0.93m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:57
 mm
1
1
1
5
4
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
13
16
16
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
5
8
9
10
10
9
6
8
8
11
12
12
9
9
8
8
8
9
7
4
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