Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.3°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4404
3556
2196
1468
1444
1815
1498
1578
1749
2356
2701
3703
4207
3462
3145
2986
3016
2614
2644
2049
1618
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSE
35
S
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:44PM2.36m
2:36AM2.18m
3:07PM2.21m
4:16AM2.08m
4:47PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:27AM1.09m
7:59PM1.11m
8:21AM1.32m
9:20PM1.29m
10:02AM1.43m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
9
7
5
6
6
4
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
5
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