Melvich Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.56° N 3.92° W

Melvich 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Melvich sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.0° 

Melvich surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Melvich today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Melvich at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). 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 (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
10
1.9
WSW
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
193
240
395
607
770
787
599
431
333
166
118
94
60
47
35
26
27
30
342
836
1124
1085
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM3.13m
1:36AM3.28m
2:21PM3.00m
2:44AM3.09m
3:35PM2.92m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.61m
7:33PM0.95m
8:10AM0.82m
8:33PM1.11m
9:17AM1.02m
9:54PM1.19m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:23
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
8
6
5
4
6
5
6
8
9
10
10
8
9
8
9
8
10
9
10
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