Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.1
N
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
224
172
128
96
69
69
49
50
47
45
42
64
77
83
68
65
52
58
68
68
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM2.49m
2:11AM2.47m
2:43PM2.34m
3:19AM2.27m
3:56PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.73m
7:49PM0.90m
8:17AM1.02m
8:45PM1.13m
9:20AM1.25m
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
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