Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
W
14
0.8
W
15
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
12
60
286
817
801
750
865
1041
1095
918
852
888
759
647
636
519
711
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
50
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM3.06m
11:52AM2.91m
00:20AM2.82m
12:41PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.22m
6:04AM0.33m
6:26PM0.39m
6:50AM0.61m
7:20PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
10
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11
12
9
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6
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10
8
4
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