Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
146
204
546
507
426
363
347
273
264
331
356
487
637
711
700
775
775
692
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM3.00m
10:40AM3.02m
11:22PM2.74m
11:36AM2.84m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.11m
4:49AM0.38m
5:19PM0.27m
5:38AM0.64m
6:17PM0.46m
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Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
16
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
8
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5
7
10
11
14
13
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
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