Cullen surf break

Cullen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.4° 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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
39
38
28
18
17
15
10
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
0
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
W
5
SSE
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:24PM3.20m
3:33AM3.25m
4:24PM2.97m
4:30AM3.11m
5:31PM2.76m
5:32AM2.98m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.70m
10:05AM0.29m
10:23PM0.93m
11:11AM0.44m
11:29PM1.12m
12:25PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:39
9:42
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
10
11
13
13
15
16
17
15
17
16
18
20
19
19
17
16
14
14
15
17
8
9
9
6
5
7
9
11
13
16
14
12
14
12
14
17
17
18
17
15
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
57
56
39
38
28
18
17
15
10
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
W
3
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
66
50
50
74
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
112
119
112
106
106
106
106
109
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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