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Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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
9.5° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | |
385 | 244 | 190 | 156 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 331 | 720 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | 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 | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.68m | 7:16PM2.65m | 7:19AM2.71m | 7:52PM2.75m | 8:01AM2.75m | 8:26PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.87m | 1:05PM0.51m | 1:26AM0.74m | 1:46PM0.49m | 2:07AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
385 | 244 | 190 | 156 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 49 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | W 19 |
2 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 9 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | W 18 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | W 4 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 9 | W 19 | — | W 10 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 7 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 65 | 132 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 331 | 720 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 378 | 378 | 289 | 198 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 167 | 167 |
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