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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211111114131413131615141413131212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)539461343254206198225361280268416447405372282212152139986259383419
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
3.21
11:24PM
3.13
11:56AM
2.98
12:12AM
2.97
12:58PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
-0.01
5:30PM
0.15
5:55AM
0.12
6:16PM
0.42
6:47AM
0.32
7:07PM
0.72
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:48-------5:45-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:38-------8:40--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121---------------------
Temp. °C778887666778888765455556
Feels °C (?)113321000323445432122234
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