Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.6
W
6
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
8
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
116
47
44
36
35
19
18
18
33
33
23
18
11
21
109
97
94
107
111
225
190
190
156
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
NW
10
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM2.67m
1:11AM2.94m
2:17PM2.49m
2:20AM2.81m
3:32PM2.38m
3:31AM2.72m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.67m
7:43AM0.37m
7:55PM0.87m
8:52AM0.52m
9:05PM1.02m
10:08AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:28
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:49
9:51
9:52
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
13
14
15
17
19
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
17
16
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
11
12
14
14
16
11
11
11
9
10
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
8
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
121
3
47
44
23
13
11
9
10
11
17
23
11
5
5
5
6
5
107
111
225
190
190
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
37
37
36
35
19
18
18
33
33
8
5
11
21
9
9
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
4
5
8
7
4
2
5
18
18
8
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
W
11
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
3
116
1
1
7
4
7
9
4
1
13
50
109
97
94
5
3
3
6
16
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
4
24
24
58
24
2
4
18
167
360
360
5
5
5
5
0
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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