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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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
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 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | |
199 | 186 | 167 | 119 | 107 | 339 | 333 | 214 | 121 | 119 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 78 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:10AM3.08m | 1:05PM2.67m | 1:11AM2.94m | 2:17PM2.49m | 2:20AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.67m | 7:43AM0.37m | 7:55PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | |
5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
64 | 186 | 167 | 43 | 66 | 339 | 333 | 214 | 121 | 119 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 78 | 51 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | W 13 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
199 | 34 | 42 | 119 | 107 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 36 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | E 7 | WSW 13 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | W 8 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 11 |
1 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | 5 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 161 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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