Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
12
4
W
14
4.5
W
15
5
W
15
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2587
6286
8152
9500
9010
6845
4704
3771
2391
1595
1323
1570
1412
1351
1774
2135
2557
3312
3868
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24AM2.40m
1:44PM2.36m
2:36AM2.18m
3:07PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.86m
7:27AM1.09m
7:59PM1.11m
8:21AM1.32m
9:20PM1.29m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
3
3
1
1
4
4
6
9
6
7
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
2
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