Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
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
1.2
W
8
1
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1605
1053
718
530
416
300
250
192
163
125
90
67
43
27
14
25
25
173
278
583
621
1535
1565
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM3.12m
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:41
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7:43
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6:19
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6:15
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3
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
10
7
5
4
3
3
4
5
7
6
7
9
7
8
8
8
6
1
3
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