Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is

11.7°C

Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tang Head today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). 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 (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	228	160	151	149	110	100	98	73	73	77	141	137	116	114	112	77	73	73	71	47	43	42	28	27
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	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	off
High Tide				5:41PM2.85m					6:30AM2.76m				6:28PM2.94m				7:05AM2.90m				7:09PM3.00m
Low Tide		11:41AM0.77m					00:12AM0.26m				12:29PM0.58m				00:53AM0.18m				1:11PM0.42m				1:30AM0.16m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45
	—	—	4:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:08	—	—	—	—	4:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Feels °C	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	228	160	151	149	110	100	98	73	73	49	141	137	116	114	112	77	73	73	71	47	43	42	28	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	N 10	N 12	N 11	SE 6	N 10	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	SE 6	N 8	N 8	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	34	34	77	6	1	1	6	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	W 8	—	W 7	—	N 11	W 14	N 10	SE 6	SE 6	N 8	—	W 12	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	1	—	2	4	2	6	6	1	—	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 2	SE 2	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	1	6	6	—	—	—	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	9	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	8	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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