Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
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!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
4
W
5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131312121416161614141413121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65404954410538612993231316991787415568351331217791170591430711316906782935364456245464426488046995306
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
50
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
3.08
11:24PM
2.89
11:54AM
2.81
12:16AM
2.69
1:04PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.19
5:31PM
0.32
5:53AM
0.40
6:19PM
0.65
6:50AM
0.65
7:20PM
0.96
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--6:07-------6:03-------6:01-----
Sunset-----6:31-------6:35-------6:37--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----13---------1-11--111
Temp. °C5556568118777755553454433
Feels °C (?)-3-1-1-1-3-301-6-8-7-6-4-6-6-5-5-6-8-8-9-9-9-9
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