Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
2.4
W
12
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
89
70
76
67
335
440
1562
3166
4531
3186
2090
1291
984
933
1108
896
614
409
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM2.64m
1:29AM2.65m
2:03PM2.48m
2:49AM2.43m
3:31PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.69m
8:02AM0.80m
8:34PM0.89m
9:16AM1.03m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
5
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
6
7
11
11
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