Cullen surf break

Cullen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Cullen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cullen sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cullen today?

The current surf forecast for Cullen at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
44
52
44
30
25
24
23
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
124
94
91
69
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:46PM3.53m
1:08AM3.47m
1:36PM3.51m
1:53AM3.44m
2:28PM3.39m
2:41AM3.37m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.16m
7:23AM0.08m
7:48PM0.29m
8:12AM0.07m
8:36PM0.47m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:34
9:36
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
11
8
8
7
9
11
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
7
7
6
4
2
3
1
3
4
4
3
2
4
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
61
61
44
52
44
30
25
24
23
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
6
94
91
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
6
11
9
7
11
9
17
44
80
111
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
33
33
48
33
33
49
50
106
106
124
151
124
124
124
161
161
231
161
161
124
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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