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Graveyards surfForecast / Scot – Kintyre / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1218 | 1094 | 1110 | 1144 | 1553 | 1712 | 1885 | 1860 | 1689 | 1666 | 1608 | 1431 | 1411 | 1387 | 1290 | 1021 | 891 | 772 | 723 | 810 | 917 | 650 | 493 | 1236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:44AM 0.70 | 10:41PM 0.63 | 11:29AM 0.72 | 11:48PM 0.65 | 12:09PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:03PM 0.43 | 3:20AM 0.30 | 4:02PM 0.40 | 4:11AM 0.37 | 5:04PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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