Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
69
103
275
419
665
667
551
476
452
381
367
296
244
218
178
92
87
57
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM2.37m
7:14AM2.34m
7:29PM2.56m
8:02AM2.49m
8:11PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:09AM1.03m
1:23PM1.03m
1:53AM0.80m
2:02PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
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