
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brims Ness today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brims Ness at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Brims Ness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2553 | 2373 | 1989 | 1804 | 1592 | 1430 | 1279 | 1121 | 1069 | 1164 | 1302 | 1635 | 1836 | 2640 | 3001 | 2728 | 2173 | 1647 | 1280 | 949 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:02PM3.93m | 6:06AM3.95m | 6:03PM4.15m | 6:51AM4.21m | 6:49PM4.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM2.75m | 11:43PM2.26m | 12:07PM2.51m | 00:34AM1.98m | 12:52PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
2553 | 2373 | 1989 | 1804 | 1592 | 1430 | 1279 | 1121 | 1069 | 1164 | 1302 | 1635 | 1836 | 64 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1280 | 949 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 108 | 86 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | W 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
140 | 185 | 224 | 209 | 166 | 249 | 226 | 182 | 232 | 218 | — | — | 12 | 2640 | 3001 | 2728 | 2173 | 1647 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 421 | 412 | 218 | 203 | 186 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
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