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Phingask surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Phingask surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Phingask sea temperature is
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Phingask today?
The current surf forecast for Phingask at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Phingask. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 2.60 | 8:56PM 2.65 | 9:31AM 2.69 | 9:47PM 2.71 | 10:12AM 2.79 | 10:33PM 2.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:03PM 1.08 | 3:25AM 0.86 | 3:50PM 0.94 | 4:07AM 0.83 | 4:30PM 0.80 | 4:46AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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