Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grim Ness today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Grim Ness at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Grim Ness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 190 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 178 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.63m | 00:04AM2.78m | 12:31PM2.65m | 00:42AM2.75m | 1:03PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.11m | 6:27PM0.30m | 6:48AM0.21m | 6:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 3 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 4 | E 7 | E 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | W 13 | WNW 14 | E 6 | E 5 | NW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 10 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 45 | 190 | 292 | 254 | 183 | 178 | 677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 630 | 630 | 27 | 232 | 232 | 135 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 84 |
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