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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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
8.7° 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 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
109 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 704 | 683 | 663 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 61 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:18AM3.26m | 9:42PM3.26m | 10:08AM3.23m | 10:27PM3.26m | 11:01AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.05m | 3:46PM-0.02m | 4:10AM-0.04m | 4:31PM0.08m | 4:57AM-0.05m | 5:17PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 104 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 704 | 683 | 663 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 61 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | ENE 8 | SE 3 | NE 8 | W 14 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 153 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | N 6 | W 16 | NE 8 | — | — | W 13 | NE 8 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | E 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 76 | 133 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 111 | 460 | 222 | 105 |
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