Nigg Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 GMT
Forecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nigg Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Nigg Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.7
SE
1.4
SE
2.3
SE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)556666556456888788888898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3620610633121210239911331014746565962141095889791214821398699
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
25
SE
40
SE
45
SE
60
SE
60
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
45
SSE
60
SSE
35
SSW
40
S
50
S
50
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
3.42
7:40AM
3.25
7:34PM
3.40
8:58AM
3.38
8:51PM
3.52
9:58AM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.81
1:17PM
2.14
2:16AM
1.70
2:40PM
2.03
3:24AM
1.45
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset4:30-------4:29-------4:27-------
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------18-------14--
Temp. °C988899101110111111111212121213121211101011
Feels °C (?)52111366321-1-133532441-124
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