Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
7
2
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
11
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
60
149
434
187
269
341
434
415
565
640
706
694
1387
1532
2553
2147
1786
1347
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
S
50
SW
40
W
40
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:56PM3.34m
9:33AM3.07m
9:34PM3.42m
10:07AM3.11m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.24m
3:20AM-0.22m
3:30PM0.11m
3:57AM-0.27m
4:07PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
16
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
7
5
6
6
8
10
10
8
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
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