Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
13
28
83
145
126
164
106
75
66
127
64
58
59
140
103
71
79
61
77
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:53AM3.02m
10:58PM3.43m
11:41AM2.94m
11:44PM3.37m
12:28PM2.82m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.17m
5:25AM-0.21m
5:33PM0.24m
6:10AM-0.10m
6:16PM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:30
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:06
10:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
14
14
13
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
12
12
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
6
8
8
9
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