Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
422
963
1066
1469
1616
2460
4105
3722
3451
3194
2352
1777
1184
823
596
416
314
250
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32PM3.22m
9:06AM3.07m
9:08PM3.26m
9:36AM3.12m
9:43PM3.23m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.29m
2:56AM-0.11m
3:09PM0.17m
3:30AM-0.09m
3:44PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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6:24
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6:22
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6:19
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 mm
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1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
4
5
6
4
4
3
6
5
7
6
5
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