Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.65° N 3.24° W

Tang Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tang Head sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1718
1426
1189
954
749
632
644
657
562
608
530
566
759
858
921
828
691
561
423
343
236
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM2.73m
7:13AM2.63m
7:09PM2.94m
7:57AM2.82m
7:53PM3.11m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.96m
00:48AM0.40m
1:05PM0.71m
1:37AM0.15m
1:51PM0.48m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:26
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7:28
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7:31
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6:32
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6:30
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6:28
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
5
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
6
5
3
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