Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
67
63
47
46
40
31
31
21
21
20
12
31
35
21
17
28
26
39
64
78
102
107
185
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:19AM2.27m
3:56PM2.23m
4:43AM2.17m
5:20PM2.24m
6:08AM2.21m
6:35PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.25m
10:15PM1.28m
11:05AM1.34m
00:04AM1.22m
12:32PM1.23m
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:42
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
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