Brims Ness surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brims Ness today?

The current surf forecast for Brims Ness at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
583
512
431
423
436
427
502
500
455
380
314
269
281
223
205
205
166
163
163
156
149
110
163
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM4.85m
9:34PM4.80m
9:44AM4.80m
10:02PM4.81m
10:16AM4.69m
10:30PM4.77m
Low Tide
3:22PM1.34m
3:38AM1.48m
3:53PM1.43m
4:11AM1.48m
4:24PM1.55m
4:45AM1.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:15
5:13
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9:04
9:06
9:07
9:10
Temp °C
14
16
14
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
7
8
12
14
12
8
8
7
7
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
NW
9
Energy kJ
683
583
512
431
423
436
427
502
500
455
380
314
269
281
223
185
162
166
163
163
156
149
110
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1.1
N
7
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
NW
9
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
104
78
48
205
205
125
116
86
63
45
81
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.3
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
NW
9
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
1
22
79
2
2
2
2
2
1
22
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
1.6
W
6
Energy kJ
2
92
176
2
2
18
163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
24
32
16
10
32
65
17
86
287
287
32
9
9
9
17
17
17
17
0
0
7
418
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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