Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
1.8
W
6
3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
13
2.4
W
14
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
27
14
25
24
22
0
1165
1134
1134
1543
1162
1790
1227
995
790
1173
2123
3988
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
35
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
55
S
45
S
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17PM3.15m
10:34AM3.07m
10:51PM3.00m
11:04AM2.96m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.14m
4:36AM0.17m
4:53PM0.24m
5:08AM0.38m
5:27PM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:43
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7:45
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6:15
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6:14
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6:10
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 mm
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1
2
1
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3
1
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4
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
15
14
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
4
5
6
4
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