Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is

12.7° C

Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tang Head today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	36	36	30	29	29	19	74	152	72	179	158	149	102	51	48	68	46	43	25	24	24	24
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:11AM2.91m				8:32PM3.09m				9:09AM3.01m				9:23PM3.27m					10:03AM3.04m				10:11PM3.39m
Low Tide	2:08AM0.34m				2:32PM0.35m				3:01AM0.08m				3:20PM0.24m				3:51AM-0.11m					4:06PM0.17m


	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28
	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:08	10:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	18
Feels °C	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	18	18	36	36	30	29	29	19	74	152	72	179	158	149	102	51	48	68	46	43	25	24	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	WNW 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	WNW 12	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 18	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	8	8	3	2	4	4	4	9	4	3	50	3	6	7	7	10	18	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	W 21	—	—	W 15	W 14	ENE 6	W 14	W 19	ENE 6	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	W 7	W 18	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	9	—	—	4	4	4	15	7	3	1	1	2	2	4	3	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 6	E 6	—	—	E 6	—	—	ESE 2	SE 2	ESE 2	ESE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	—	—	2	—	—	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Ham Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	40	8	4	8	194	194	24	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	40	45	45	40
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast	Sandwood Bay	Thurso Reef	Thurso Beach	Sandwood Bay			The Left	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East	Sandwood Bay	Point of Ness	Polin Beach	Thurso Beach	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Armadale Bay	Melvich	Sandwood Bay	Strathy Bay	Strathy Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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