Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
3
W
12
4.5
W
14
5
W
15
5
W
14
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
526
601
552
808
3090
7827
11076
10162
9774
7266
4704
3771
2271
1728
1160
1557
1626
1470
1616
1891
2543
3527
4283
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
S
35
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM2.66m
12:52PM2.56m
1:24AM2.40m
1:44PM2.36m
2:36AM2.18m
3:07PM2.21m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.81m
7:09PM0.86m
7:27AM1.09m
7:59PM1.11m
8:21AM1.32m
9:20PM1.29m
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
3
5
6
10
10
6
7
5
3
4
3
3
2
1
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