Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)1114131413131615141413131212121111111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206198225361280268416537405372282212152139986261383519191776
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
3.13
11:56AM
2.98
12:12AM
2.97
12:58PM
2.71
1:12AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.15
5:55AM
0.12
6:16PM
0.42
6:47AM
0.32
7:07PM
0.72
7:48AM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset-8:37-------8:38-------8:40------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C877667888887545565555678
Feels °C (?)211002334454213232222344
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