Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
164
106
100
66
64
64
154
59
140
114
122
107
91
77
77
66
68
47
47
29
36
47
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:58PM3.43m
11:41AM2.94m
11:44PM3.37m
12:28PM2.82m
00:30AM3.23m
1:14PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.21m
5:33PM0.24m
6:10AM-0.10m
6:16PM0.37m
6:55AM0.10m
7:00PM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:30
4:31
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:04
10:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
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