Tang Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
3
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
3
W
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
440
561
598
547
1259
1357
2960
2553
1854
1480
1190
1066
731
631
561
458
356
258
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SW
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
5
NW
15
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:34PM3.42m
10:07AM3.11m
10:10PM3.41m
10:39AM3.10m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.11m
3:57AM-0.27m
4:07PM0.06m
4:33AM-0.19m
4:43PM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:39
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
9
7
5
8
7
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
11
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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