Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
113
119
67
67
70
62
62
61
42
40
39
22
22
13
13
13
6
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross
High Tide
11:44AM2.72m
11:44PM3.07m
12:16PM2.68m
00:18AM2.98m
12:54PM2.61m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.42m
6:17AM0.20m
6:23PM0.51m
6:55AM0.31m
7:04PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
3
6
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
12
12
10
11
10
8
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
5
5
6
7
7
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