Brims Ness surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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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
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brims Ness today?

The current surf forecast for Brims Ness at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.7
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.6
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
210
166
209
334
268
452
632
560
565
541
593
504
761
1939
1671
1630
1597
1410
1237
1194
972
909
595
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
2:58PM3.80m
3:01AM4.01m
Low Tide
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
8:24AM2.26m
8:42PM2.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:01
4:58
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9:17
9:20
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
9
12
12
12
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
3
5
6
6
5
4
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.6
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.6
N
11
Energy kJ
268
210
166
209
334
268
79
60
41
41
26
92
244
761
1939
1671
1630
1597
1410
1237
1194
972
909
595
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
Energy kJ
28
40
74
132
104
79
13
5
4
17
37
28
86
83
78
72
68
67
66
63
37
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
4
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
NW
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
23
14
3
5
17
4
25
56
27
27
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
3
1.7
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.4
W
5
Energy kJ
11
9
7
2
20
7
452
632
560
565
541
593
504
572
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
Distance (km)
9
36
0
0
0
8
143
364
190
176
389
311
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
7
45
21
311
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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