North Berwick Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.06° N 2.73° W

North Berwick 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Berwick sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at North Berwick today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Berwick at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
96
129
143
250
243
296
348
179
147
114
114
120
267
174
178
135
132
94
94
75
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM3.51m
8:36PM3.25m
9:14AM3.23m
9:47PM3.09m
10:37AM3.10m
Low Tide
1:57PM1.42m
2:20AM1.50m
2:58PM1.72m
3:39AM1.69m
4:33PM1.85m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:34
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
9
13
14
15
14
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