Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
7
7
7
6
6
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
W
12
1.8
W
12
3
W
18
4
W
17
4
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1811
2061
1949
1867
1561
1249
1100
944
730
555
545
400
318
312
350
625
957
6317
8621
8080
7215
6119
4628
3761
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:35AM2.47m
7:35PM2.76m
8:10AM2.65m
8:08PM2.95m
8:41AM2.82m
8:39PM3.12m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.76m
1:31PM0.87m
1:58AM0.48m
2:05PM0.64m
2:30AM0.23m
2:38PM0.43m
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light rain
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:05
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
5
4
4
5
8
10
8
5
5
5
7
7
9
8
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