Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
429
469
434
382
417
427
516
680
722
552
312
354
471
575
665
741
603
530
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
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-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:52PM2.40m
4:26AM2.48m
5:14PM2.46m
5:55AM2.53m
6:30PM2.63m
Low Tide
10:15PM1.00m
11:05AM0.93m
11:49PM0.89m
12:27PM0.83m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:15
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
8
6
7
7
7
8
6
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