Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
12
1
W
11
4
WSW
11
5
W
13
6
W
15
6
W
15
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2108
1344
524
490
255
201
135
216
240
3277
9054
14553
14098
10311
6968
5019
4619
3824
2768
2018
1505
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM3.15m
8:13PM3.28m
8:38AM3.22m
8:53PM3.28m
9:14AM3.22m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.12m
2:43AM-0.09m
3:01PM0.03m
3:22AM-0.01m
3:43PM0.03m
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:13
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7:16
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7:18
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4:38
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4:36
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4:32
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 mm
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4
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1
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1
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1
2
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Temp °C
9
10
10
11
12
13
15
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
3
4
1
2
6
5
6
3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
4
3
3
5
5
6
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