Surf Forecasts:
Point of Ness surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 25 Oct, 6AM (local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 14s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 33ft (10.0m), 15s period, WNW swell with 42,683 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 23 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Point of Ness this week:
The surf forecast for Point of Ness over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Point of Ness in the next 16 days are 10.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 31ft (9.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 33ft (10.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Point of Ness over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1302 | 1687 | 2997 | 2483 | 839 | 972 | 1356 | 1825 | 2359 | 1194 | 1756 | 30471 | 42683 | 30333 | 9171 | 2394 | 617 | 359 | 1679 | 6501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.51m | 6:54AM2.43m | 6:48PM2.69m | 7:30AM2.64m | 7:25PM2.88m | 8:02AM2.84m | 8:00PM3.06m | 8:34AM3.02m | 8:36PM3.20m | 9:05AM3.15m | 9:13PM3.28m | 9:38AM3.22m | 9:53PM3.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.73m | 12:48PM0.95m | 1:16AM0.47m | 1:28PM0.71m | 1:52AM0.23m | 2:06PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.04m | 2:43PM0.28m | 3:04AM-0.07m | 3:21PM0.12m | 3:43AM-0.09m | 4:01PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 2 | -3 | -9 | -9 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1302 | 1687 | 20 | 5 | 839 | 972 | 1356 | 1825 | 2359 | 1194 | 1756 | — | — | — | — | 2394 | 617 | 359 | 1679 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | N 5 | NNE 5 | W 11 | ESE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 10 | W 16 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 173 | 82 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 746 | 36 | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 581 | 305 | 21 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 12 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 5 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2997 | 2483 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 216 | 174 | 30471 | 42683 | 30333 | 9171 | — | 70 | 71 | 39 | 6501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 218 | 420 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 98 | 656 | 459 | 666 | 747 | 434 | 10 | 435 | 4 | 747 | 459 | 1053 |
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