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Nigg Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nigg Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Nigg Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nigg Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 2 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 96 | 150 | 145 | 124 | 95 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:24AM3.86m | 1:34PM4.00m | 1:56AM3.93m | 2:09PM4.02m | 2:26AM3.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.77m | 7:13AM1.05m | 7:35PM0.76m | 7:47AM0.93m | 8:07PM0.79m | 8:21AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 95 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 82 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 96 | 150 | 145 | — | — | 82 | 85 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 184 | 182 | 126 | 21 | 21 | 180 | 180 | 128 | 173 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 209 |
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