Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
N
5
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NW
6
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
50
49
33
66
98
75
77
75
59
59
48
45
44
38
29
28
23
37
32
36
51
51
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM2.47m
2:43PM2.34m
3:19AM2.27m
3:56PM2.23m
4:43AM2.17m
5:20PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:17AM1.02m
8:45PM1.13m
9:20AM1.25m
10:15PM1.28m
11:05AM1.34m
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rain showers
light rain
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
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