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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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tang Head today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | |
123 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 214 | 618 | 635 | 475 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.65m | 7:19AM2.71m | 7:52PM2.75m | 8:01AM2.75m | 8:26PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.51m | 1:26AM0.74m | 1:46PM0.49m | 2:07AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.48m | 2:44AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
123 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 86 | 54 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | W 12 |
34 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | W 18 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 17 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 48 | 96 | 161 | 124 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 214 | 618 | 635 | 475 | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 460 | 378 | 220 | 200 | 87 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 378 | 460 | 426 | 167 |
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