Armadale Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 2PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2959
2638
2378
2078
1725
1467
1175
977
901
780
671
636
512
494
423
415
487
487
483
442
380
314
269
263
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
SW
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:08AM3.69m
8:34PM3.69m
8:42AM3.72m
9:03PM3.73m
9:16AM3.70m
9:33PM3.72m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.28m
2:42AM0.46m
2:58PM0.30m
3:15AM0.39m
3:30PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:16
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9:02
9:05
9:07
9:09
1
Temp °C
13
11
14
17
19
18
13
12
12
13
16
13
12
11
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
10
8
11
13
13
14
10
10
9
10
14
11
11
9
9
10
10
6
4
4
2
1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2959
2638
2378
2078
1725
1467
1175
977
901
780
671
636
512
494
423
415
487
487
483
442
380
314
269
263
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
10
10
6
6
15
8
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
13
13
95
167
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
38
0
0
0
53
40
40
266
337
337
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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