Armadale Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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Armadale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Armadale Bay sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.4
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
149
178
287
276
273
239
198
159
156
71
244
819
1115
1107
1077
734
681
1266
1472
1603
1763
1715
1586
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:00PM2.99m
3:06AM3.33m
4:12PM2.98m
4:15AM3.28m
5:15PM3.05m
5:17AM3.28m
Low Tide
8:42PM1.24m
9:41AM0.78m
10:00PM1.30m
10:51AM0.78m
11:12PM1.23m
11:50AM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:30
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:54
9:57
9:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
9
11
9
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
8
8
7
7
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.4
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
21
9
1
1
276
273
239
198
159
156
71
244
819
881
1107
734
681
1586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
1
6
21
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
1
21
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
W
6
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
130
149
178
287
3
56
1115
1077
135
114
1266
1472
1603
1763
1715
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
32
5
5
5
5
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
5
5
374
267
5
5
266
266
266
266
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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