Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)121917161615141413131313121217161516161717161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)992542973333053483252532198812111974725325229038748886110271004822631
Wind
(km/h)
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
3.17
11:01PM
2.71
11:02AM
3.11
11:39PM
2.65
11:41AM
3.00
12:22AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.10
5:04AM
0.41
5:38PM
0.17
5:44AM
0.53
6:20PM
0.30
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise8:40-------8:37-------8:36-------
Sunset--4:07-------4:10-------4:13-----
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655544334444455555555554
Feels °C (?)-7-8-8-8-9-10-11-11-9-8-8-7-8-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
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