Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
W
11
1.8
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
101
66
64
45
41
40
40
55
58
313
441
252
294
408
531
731
832
1005
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
0
W
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM3.17m
8:56AM2.97m
8:56PM3.34m
9:33AM3.07m
9:34PM3.42m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.44m
2:39AM-0.06m
2:51PM0.24m
3:20AM-0.22m
3:30PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
15
15
14
14
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
11
7
6
8
6
8
7
10
11
10
9
5
4
4
6
7
10
10
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