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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.0° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | |
107 | 339 | 276 | 214 | 121 | 116 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 75 | 94 | 83 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:05PM2.67m | 1:11AM2.94m | 2:17PM2.49m | 2:20AM2.81m | 3:32PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.67m | 7:43AM0.37m | 7:55PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.52m | 9:05PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | 9:52 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
 kJ | 86 | 339 | 276 | 214 | 121 | 116 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 5 | 83 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | W 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SSE 2 | SE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 3 | W 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 53 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 50 | 57 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 321 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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