Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grim Ness today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Grim Ness at 5PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Grim Ness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:09AM2.16m | 8:13PM2.11m | 8:14AM2.22m | 9:10PM2.24m | 9:19AM2.33m | 10:03PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.57m | 2:07AM0.91m | 2:40PM0.49m | 3:07AM0.75m | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:03AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:22 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | — | NW 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 10 | N 9 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | NW 9 | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 47 | 77 | 42 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 1224 | 856 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 176 | 453 | 675 | 856 | 712 | 630 | 675 | 675 | 621 | 621 |
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