Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
183
136
130
130
157
173
169
120
97
74
74
91
233
208
245
255
245
235
192
184
141
133
103
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:33AM2.61m
4:32PM2.44m
4:44AM2.61m
5:36PM2.55m
5:56AM2.68m
6:38PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.70m
10:42PM0.99m
11:28AM0.70m
00:01AM0.85m
12:38PM0.62m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:18
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:16
10:15
10:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
18
18
15
15
15
14
12
11
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
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