Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2AM is: 4.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
2
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7
6
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
2.3
W
13
3
W
15
4.5
W
19
5
WNW
18
4.5
WNW
17
4
W
16
4
W
15
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
1783
4398
13153
17552
11162
7685
6256
4899
3958
3242
2499
1794
1480
563
854
680
325
312
Wind (km/h)
55
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:26PM2.81m
11:36AM2.81m
00:04AM2.59m
12:14PM2.62m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.39m
5:40AM0.61m
6:02PM0.59m
6:15AM0.85m
6:42PM0.82m
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light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
15
14
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
7
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5
5
3
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4
4
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5
4
2
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