Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 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
9.1° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
8
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
WNW
16
0.8
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
51
33
32
16
11
21
77
68
78
89
117
225
196
198
55
125
94
31
85
275
573
423
861
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
5
W
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM2.49m
2:20AM2.81m
3:32PM2.38m
3:31AM2.72m
4:41PM2.37m
4:38AM2.68m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.87m
8:52AM0.52m
9:05PM1.02m
10:08AM0.59m
10:24PM1.06m
11:19AM0.58m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:26
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:51
9:52
9:53
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
13
14
15
13
15
11
10
5
6
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
12
14
12
12
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
5
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
1
W
8
0.2
SSE
6
1
W
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
10
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
18
51
9
32
16
5
5
5
5
5
5
117
3
196
3
55
125
94
28
37
116
573
423
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.8
W
15
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
18
10
7
5
8
11
21
9
9
8
2
4
9
3
1
50
1
1
31
31
275
2
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
33
8
8
8
2
1
4
6
22
85
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
W
10
0.5
SSW
3
1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.6
WSW
4
1.1
W
7
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
5
21
54
77
68
78
89
4
225
6
198
1
1
2
1
4
4
12
113
861
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
33
0
8
4
45
360
179
360
360
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
5
0
5
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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