Dunnet Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 BST
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Dunnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunnet Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dunnet Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dunnet Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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

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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.6
NW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
Period(s) (?)889991010101010101010106666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89078139671372171674687084280361045034224520727429248954680692810501045873
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
60
NNE
60
N
60
N
60
N
60
N
60
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassonononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
3.04
9:48PM
3.05
10:05AM
3.03
10:19PM
2.98
10:32AM
2.97
10:50PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.27
4:06AM
0.24
4:22PM
0.30
4:36AM
0.37
4:54PM
0.38
5:07AM
0.54
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise--------8:07-------8:08-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------142-112475655421
Temp. °C910108898888101010109910101099888
Feels °C (?)023325554465421222-2-4-3-5-5-5
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Dunnet Bay (moderate winds from the W at Wick Airport 23 km from Dunnet Bay). 1.9m 8s swell from the W with a 0.7m 8s swell from the NNE and a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
W
0.0
12.7
Air / Water (°C)
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