Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
83
74
56
39
25
20
17
16
20
23
47
146
331
548
515
416
320
399
509
575
503
503
439
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM2.70m
2:38PM2.45m
3:01AM2.55m
3:52PM2.40m
4:26AM2.48m
5:14PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.68m
8:52PM0.93m
9:38AM0.86m
10:15PM1.00m
11:05AM0.93m
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cloud
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:21
9:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
1
2
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
6
8
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
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