Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
WNW
16
2
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.7
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
214
332
721
1643
1256
852
555
511
1411
2723
2999
3030
2488
2202
1665
1474
1308
1179
1058
929
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM2.28m
3:41AM2.04m
3:59PM2.25m
5:08AM2.09m
5:12PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:43AM1.26m
8:42PM1.19m
8:58AM1.38m
10:26PM1.18m
10:44AM1.35m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
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