Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
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
WNW
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
120
136
125
92
100
65
70
77
111
140
135
105
103
80
65
55
44
42
49
50
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:57PM2.91m
11:22AM2.70m
11:31PM2.79m
12:00PM2.52m
00:11AM2.66m
12:46PM2.33m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.53m
5:21AM0.48m
5:32PM0.68m
5:58AM0.62m
6:08PM0.83m
6:40AM0.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
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9:08
9:10
9:14
9:15
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
5
4
4
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
9
11
1
0
2
3
-1
-2
-1
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
-1
1
0
1
1
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
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
WNW
8
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
110
120
136
125
92
100
65
62
58
111
140
135
105
80
80
59
55
38
42
49
50
29
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
77
63
5
11
11
19
10
22
45
118
110
82
103
68
65
45
44
33
22
21
12
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
8
3
2
9
33
5
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
7
70
77
2
1
1
5
14
32
44
39
28
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
962
25
8
0
8
111
528
111
111
1188
25
5
5
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
12
4
12
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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