North Berwick Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.06° N 2.73° W

North Berwick 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Berwick sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for North Berwick at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
6
6
12
15
14
21
21
59
31
106
41
136
150
163
213
256
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31AM4.24m
7:00PM3.79m
7:16AM3.87m
7:43PM3.51m
8:08AM3.51m
8:36PM3.25m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.72m
12:33PM0.64m
00:43AM0.96m
1:12PM1.04m
1:26AM1.23m
1:57PM1.42m
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5:46
5:48
5:50
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8:42
8:38
8:37
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
14
17
17
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
14
12
10
10
11
11
9
10
9
8
10
15
16
10
9
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
8
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