Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
1
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
1
W
6
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
175
83
87
76
220
179
136
133
132
157
173
167
145
95
74
53
91
233
208
200
194
200
196
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28PM2.39m
3:33AM2.61m
4:32PM2.44m
4:44AM2.61m
5:36PM2.55m
5:56AM2.68m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.63m
9:26PM1.00m
10:14AM0.70m
10:42PM0.99m
11:28AM0.70m
00:01AM0.85m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:16
4:18
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:17
10:16
10:15
10:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
19
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
15
16
18
17
15
15
14
13
12
13
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
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