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Armadale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – North Coast (31 surf breaks) /
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Armadale Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | |
1094 | 1077 | 1044 | 846 | 714 | 702 | 586 | 467 | 459 | 389 | 313 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 113 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 127 | 181 | 302 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:21PM4.04m | 9:46AM4.00m | 10:06PM4.02m | 10:37AM3.85m | 10:54PM3.93m | 11:33AM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.00m | 3:44AM-0.01m | 4:05PM0.10m | 4:32AM-0.01m | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:23AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 1094 | 1077 | 1044 | 846 | 714 | 702 | 586 | 467 | 459 | 389 | 313 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 113 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 127 | 181 | 302 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 123 | 101 | 99 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 54 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 56 | 80 | 83 | 71 | 87 | 92 | 145 | 119 | 69 | 30 | 9 | — | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 144 | 9 | 144 | 57 | 157 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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