Tang Head surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 BST
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Tang Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tang Head today?

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
N
11
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
9
4
4
2
2
5
5
19
38
37
88
222
411
466
350
480
926
1919
1956
1857
1737
1484
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:17PM2.60m
7:11AM2.84m
7:56PM2.75m
7:53AM2.93m
8:29PM2.87m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.41m
1:10AM0.76m
1:39PM0.28m
1:54AM0.58m
2:17PM0.20m
2:32AM0.44m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
5:26
5:24
5:20
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8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.3
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
2
12
7
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
38
37
88
222
411
466
350
339
926
1919
1956
1857
1737
1484
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
19
0.9
WNW
18
1
W
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
5
19
2
2
2
2
2
41
145
480
264
1
1
1
1
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
19
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
6
16
16
31
30
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
28
28
64
64
8
8
11
11
8
8
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
9
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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