Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.6
W
14
2
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1595
1240
960
755
541
370
388
381
308
284
284
386
441
325
244
1072
1787
2005
1949
1756
1561
1379
1137
847
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47AM2.14m
6:03PM2.35m
6:50AM2.29m
6:56PM2.55m
7:35AM2.47m
7:35PM2.76m
Low Tide
11:30PM1.25m
11:55AM1.32m
00:42AM1.03m
12:52PM1.10m
1:24AM0.76m
1:31PM0.87m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:14
7:10
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
9
10
16
18
18
17
16
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
7
3
6
14
18
17
14
13
14
13
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
6
8
9
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