Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
88
75
102
137
135
106
103
80
65
62
61
48
52
52
51
29
29
55
156
207
155
138
136
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM2.70m
11:31PM2.79m
12:00PM2.52m
00:11AM2.66m
12:46PM2.33m
00:59AM2.52m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.68m
5:58AM0.62m
6:08PM0.83m
6:40AM0.78m
6:48PM0.98m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
5:01
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9:10
9:14
9:15
9:17
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
11
10
11
9
9
-1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
0
1
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
Energy kJ
19
88
70
64
126
135
105
80
80
59
62
61
48
52
52
51
29
29
55
156
207
155
138
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
7
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
10
75
102
137
108
106
103
68
65
55
38
33
22
21
12
11
17
16
16
8
60
44
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
2
22
21
5
1
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
2
3
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.5
N
10
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SE
3
1.1
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
138
49
1
1
1
1
9
45
49
49
41
43
65
83
85
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
742
111
825
111
13
5
4
0
0
9
9
9
0
12
2
2
12
50
24
13
0
0
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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