Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
12
2
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
300
250
192
163
125
90
67
43
27
14
25
24
69
1973
1398
907
1316
957
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WNW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:43PM3.23m
10:04AM3.13m
10:17PM3.15m
10:34AM3.07m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.12m
4:04AM0.01m
4:19PM0.14m
4:36AM0.17m
4:53PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
11
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10
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10
Feels °C
9
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