Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
96
75
55
40
26
24
15
18
30
27
25
24
12
12
12
5
5
7
15
106
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
11:50AM2.93m
11:55PM3.22m
12:27PM2.81m
00:36AM2.99m
1:05PM2.66m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.25m
6:18AM0.12m
6:26PM0.43m
6:55AM0.42m
7:06PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:52
 mm
1
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
9
13
11
12
12
12
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