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Graveyards surfForecast / Scot – Kintyre / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Graveyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 6PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3277 | 3945 | 4235 | 3836 | 3261 | 3221 | 3772 | 2839 | 2534 | 1860 | 1735 | 2123 | 2270 | 2058 | 1679 | 1233 | 1074 | 1074 | 1461 | 1325 | 1200 | 1181 | 1077 | 1104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 0.70 | 6:11PM 0.78 | 8:57AM 0.69 | 7:09PM 0.70 | 9:54AM 0.69 | 9:10PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 0.49 | 1:06AM 0.06 | 1:03PM 0.47 | 1:49AM 0.13 | 2:03PM 0.45 | 2:34AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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