Tang Head Surf Break

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Issued: 12 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
10.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
2
10
9
9
21
25
24
22
22
37
53
32
31
92
116
123
168
156
156
159
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05AM3.11m
10:19PM3.30m
11:01AM3.02m
11:10PM3.30m
11:57AM2.88m
Low Tide
4:00AM-0.05m
4:18PM0.17m
4:50AM-0.11m
5:05PM0.25m
5:40AM-0.08m
5:52PM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:23
10:23
10:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
15
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
3
6
8
10
9
11
11
10
12
15
16
12
9
9
9
12
13
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
2
10
9
9
17
13
10
7
22
37
53
17
25
92
116
123
168
156
156
159
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
21
25
24
22
7
4
32
31
3
3
2
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
9
23
32
35
23
19
43
9
1
3
2
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
53
105
105
181
105
308
40
24
28
8
8
8
11
8
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
6
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