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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 13 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
7.3° 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 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161514151514141313121212121313131211111220
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776068065375454643565990650877457924662748423453259819031396156918361423108615461584191622617159
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
2.12
5:22AM
2.32
6:07PM
2.28
6:16AM
2.54
6:52PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
1.30
11:10PM
1.32
11:56AM
1.06
12:07AM
1.08
12:39PM
0.76
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--6:35-------6:33-------6:30-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:12-------6:14--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-------------11---
Temp. °C435665555567765456556433
Feels °C (?)-5-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-6-6
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