Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is

12.7° C

Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tang Head today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	29	29	19	74	152	72	179	158	116	102	73	71	48	46	43	25	24	24	25	14	15	15	13
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			8:32PM3.09m				9:09AM3.01m				9:23PM3.27m					10:03AM3.04m				10:11PM3.39m				10:53AM3.02m
Low Tide	2:32PM0.35m				3:01AM0.08m				3:20PM0.24m				3:51AM-0.11m					4:06PM0.17m				4:39AM-0.21m


	—	—	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—
	—	—	10:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:08	—	—	—	—	10:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	19
Feels °C	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	16	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8
kJ	30	29	29	19	74	152	72	179	158	116	102	73	71	48	46	43	25	24	24	25	14	15	15	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	WNW 10	ENE 6	W 19	WNW 12	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	W 18	W 18	W 18	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	E 5	—
kJ	4	4	4	9	4	7	50	6	6	6	4	6	6	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 15	W 14	ENE 6	W 14	W 12	ENE 6	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 10	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	W 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	4	4	15	12	3	1	1	2	2	11	4	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	2	2	3	3	3	3	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dalmore Bay (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Tang Head Scot - North Coast	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Dalmore Bay (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Dalmore Bay (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Dalmore Bay (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	207	45	24	8	0	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	53	53	45	40	53	207	207	207
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast			The Left	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East	Melvich	Thurso East	Polin Beach	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East			Strathy Bay	Strathy Bay
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Gwithian Cornwall (North)	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Pendower Beach Cornwall (South)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Newgale Wales - Pembrokeshire
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tang Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Tang Head today (14 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website