Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.0°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.1
W
14
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
196
154
144
110
106
163
363
529
566
871
503
836
617
701
573
495
411
362
285
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40AM2.34m
3:39PM2.65m
4:51AM2.45m
4:46PM2.74m
5:46AM2.61m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.67m
9:20AM1.10m
10:20PM0.56m
10:40AM0.97m
11:23PM0.40m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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4:19
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
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