Brims Ness surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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Brims Ness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brims Ness sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brims Ness today?

The current surf forecast for Brims Ness at 6PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)21s
Afternoon (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Brims Ness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)211918181717171616151514141414131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1323304050836245617457334949426736122925245719991797158513521141861633513413336268246192
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
4.20
6:47PM
4.06
7:06AM
4.38
7:35PM
4.21
7:45AM
4.56
8:14PM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
2.15
12:50AM
2.11
1:23PM
1.92
1:31AM
1.97
2:01PM
1.71
2:08AM
1.83
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:52-------8:51-------8:49-------
Sunset--3:55-------3:56-------3:59-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C566555455554444455677655
Feels °C (?)00100102221-1-1-1-1010233211
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