Dunnet Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 17 Jul 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Dunnet Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dunnet Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)777799101010101081010101010109139121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)123333333432337332379193253
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
2.53
2:13AM
2.82
3:09PM
2.49
3:19AM
2.70
4:14PM
2.48
4:33AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.75
8:50AM
0.49
9:09PM
0.87
9:56AM
0.64
10:26PM
0.91
11:13AM
0.73
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise-----4:33-------4:35-------4:37--
Sunset--10:06-------10:04-------10:01-----
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Rain (mm)
--------11------21-12---
Temp. °C181816151515181818171515141416161615151515151515
Feels °C (?)151412121313181817171515131315141413131313131313
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Dunnet Bay (moderate winds from the ESE at Wick Airport 23 km from Dunnet Bay). 0.2m 8s swell from the W

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