Armadale Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.2° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
343
405
356
276
212
187
639
194
305
195
198
60
59
146
108
52
34
52
54
55
78
77
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
20
WSW
20
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM3.62m
11:47PM3.78m
12:35PM3.36m
00:47AM3.61m
1:45PM3.13m
1:54AM3.44m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.54m
6:17AM0.28m
6:34PM0.81m
7:18AM0.49m
7:33PM1.06m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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4:39
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:49
9:51
9:52
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
10
11
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
11
12
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
298
343
405
356
276
212
187
639
194
305
195
198
60
59
146
108
52
34
52
38
31
78
77
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.7
W
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
29
18
17
9
8
8
8
3
134
3
5
5
59
59
5
1
10
6
6
54
55
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
17
5
1
1
1
1
5
6
3
5
3
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.1
SE
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
3
51
56
71
128
1
1
3
1
36
66
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
48
55
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
17
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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