Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
16
2
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.7
W
16
1.8
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
447
594
528
579
494
488
401
394
319
292
236
218
300
730
1663
1016
749
555
1515
1652
2982
3308
3114
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM2.35m
1:04PM2.43m
2:02AM2.14m
2:24PM2.28m
3:41AM2.04m
3:59PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:53AM1.07m
7:32PM1.03m
7:43AM1.26m
8:42PM1.19m
8:58AM1.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
5
5
6
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