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Melvich surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Melvich surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Melvich sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Melvich today?
The current surf forecast for Melvich at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Melvich. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | |
614 | 489 | 423 | 348 | 281 | 235 | 230 | 251 | 320 | 327 | 371 | 314 | 299 | 239 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 130 | 130 | 145 | 226 | 292 | 152 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:17PM3.35m | 11:43AM3.07m | 11:55PM3.19m | 12:27PM2.85m | 00:41AM3.03m | 1:24PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.73m | 5:51PM0.96m | 6:22AM0.92m | 6:32PM1.16m | 7:11AM1.10m | 7:20PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
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Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | 614 | 489 | 423 | 348 | 281 | 235 | 230 | 251 | 320 | 327 | 371 | 314 | 299 | 239 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 130 | 130 | 145 | 101 | 78 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 140 | 137 | 103 | 79 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 96 | 150 | 146 | 107 | 80 | 101 | 17 | 37 | 31 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | W 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 226 | 292 | 152 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 150 | 150 | 368 | 694 | 180 |
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