Armadale Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
62
58
40
39
24
24
21
11
20
37
47
32
386
627
689
478
371
298
208
132
89
70
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
WSW
10
SE
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM3.35m
7:29PM3.41m
7:40AM3.39m
8:04PM3.49m
8:19AM3.43m
8:37PM3.55m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.94m
1:19PM0.65m
1:41AM0.79m
1:57PM0.62m
2:18AM0.66m
2:32PM0.60m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:04
10:06
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
18
21
22
21
17
15
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
15
14
14
15
12
8
10
11
16
18
19
19
17
14
11
11
11
7
6
4
5
7
7
10
13
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
W
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
W
12
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
N
10
Energy kJ
66
62
58
40
39
24
24
32
18
10
37
47
32
1
7
3
1
3
208
132
89
70
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
11
0.2
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.6
N
10
0.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
15
11
6
6
5
6
6
21
11
20
5
4
1
1
7
7
6
2
6
22
65
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
11
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
4
4
9
9
3
4
4
6
6
10
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
11
23
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
1.6
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
0.3
ESE
2
Energy kJ
13
8
2
4
8
21
26
1
1
8
22
148
386
627
689
478
371
298
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
365
365
365
225
151
356
5
5
76
572
450
327
267
11
0
0
9
40
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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