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Cullen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cullen today?
The current surf forecast for Cullen at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cullen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 54 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 43 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:32PM 2.73 | 9:57AM 2.81 | 10:18PM 2.81 | 10:36AM 2.91 | 11:00PM 2.88 | 11:14AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 0.97 | 3:55AM 0.87 | 4:18PM 0.84 | 4:33AM 0.83 | 4:55PM 0.71 | 5:08AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - |
| Sunset | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -5 |
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