Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
411
362
285
228
160
151
149
110
100
98
98
73
78
141
139
116
114
112
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:46AM2.61m
5:41PM2.85m
6:30AM2.76m
6:28PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.40m
11:41AM0.77m
00:12AM0.26m
12:29PM0.58m
00:53AM0.18m
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
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