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Brims Ness surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 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
8.0° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211111114131313131615141313121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7256034553733502945905034953806207546656274243142401861258685583333
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
5.07
11:31PM
4.94
11:58AM
4.81
12:17AM
4.73
12:58PM
4.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
1.17
5:25PM
1.25
5:48AM
1.31
6:10PM
1.59
6:39AM
1.52
7:03PM
1.97
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:50-------5:47-------5:43------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:40-------8:43--
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C778987666689988765467656
Feels °C (?)224421001234445442133223
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