Nigg Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 GMT
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Nigg Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nigg Bay sea temperature is
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nigg Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Nigg Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
NE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)6667677776235556666676666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)01291321145940311921202076807712114621025628030722616710785
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
25
SW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
3.48
11:41PM
3.56
11:41AM
3.72
12:19AM
3.78
12:19PM
3.97
12:54AM
3.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.35
5:32AM
1.54
6:01PM
1.05
6:08AM
1.26
6:34PM
0.77
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:12-------6:14----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C678643336866789999101099109
Feels °C (?)-411-2-5-5-5-5-20-2-2-132110223354
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