Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.8
WNW
16
1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
671
563
439
415
238
392
363
250
300
250
196
154
144
106
106
162
359
522
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:50PM2.69m
2:11AM2.34m
2:18PM2.61m
3:40AM2.34m
3:39PM2.65m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.62m
7:50AM1.07m
8:56PM0.67m
9:20AM1.10m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
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11
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11
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10
Feels °C
3
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