Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
150
142
142
120
97
73
91
231
212
245
245
245
235
192
176
138
135
101
78
69
49
49
48
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
4:32PM2.44m
4:44AM2.61m
5:36PM2.55m
5:56AM2.68m
6:38PM2.70m
7:06AM2.79m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.99m
11:28AM0.70m
00:01AM0.85m
12:38PM0.62m
1:10AM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:20
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:16
10:15
10:14
10:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
19
16
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
17
20
20
16
14
12
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
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