Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
21
20
24
30
123
143
133
161
158
143
109
107
107
105
103
112
61
112
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM3.02m
8:07AM3.06m
8:21PM3.01m
8:37AM3.07m
8:56PM2.96m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.31m
2:05AM0.19m
2:24PM0.26m
2:38AM0.27m
2:58PM0.26m
3:11AM0.37m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
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Feels °C
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6
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5
3
4
2
0
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