Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
39
39
41
40
40
70
113
202
110
119
87
50
90
92
70
61
57
40
39
26
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
ESE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM2.75m
11:14PM3.13m
11:44AM2.72m
11:44PM3.07m
12:16PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.37m
5:42AM0.14m
5:46PM0.42m
6:17AM0.20m
6:23PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:32
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
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