Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
681
738
647
625
528
724
358
345
281
212
163
210
427
364
476
697
973
1128
1575
2239
2373
2796
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
40
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:41PM2.72m
1:25AM2.54m
1:50PM2.54m
3:03AM2.33m
3:28PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.61m
7:47AM0.90m
8:31PM0.80m
9:05AM1.11m
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clear
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light rain
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6:42
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
16
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
6
8
9
10
9
3
5
6
4
4
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
7
11
10
8
8
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