Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
194
442
298
114
96
136
94
92
92
65
63
102
143
143
137
107
105
80
65
64
45
44
47
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
NW
25
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
N
5
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:46AM2.84m
10:57PM2.91m
11:22AM2.70m
11:31PM2.79m
12:00PM2.52m
00:11AM2.66m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.53m
5:21AM0.48m
5:32PM0.68m
5:58AM0.62m
6:08PM0.83m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:11
5:07
5:05
5:03
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9:08
9:10
9:14
9:15
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
8
4
5
6
5
4
3
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
6
1
1
1
2
-2
1
3
3
1
-2
0
-1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.1
SE
4
0.5
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
95
168
1
42
114
96
136
94
92
92
65
63
102
143
143
137
107
80
80
59
55
45
44
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
101
82
1
10
10
11
9
33
60
60
90
86
82
105
68
65
64
38
33
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
8
9
10
22
22
12
10
8
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
Energy kJ
198
194
442
298
2
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
14
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
13
69
321
742
25
8
8
0
4
670
742
742
111
111
13
33
18
0
0
9
9
58
58
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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