Shitpipe surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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Shitpipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shitpipe sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shitpipe today?

The current surf forecast for Shitpipe at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)10101092018171616161616161615151514141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94684545437158840014823552251305454500545824131341628302278188414841065794683483377
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
4.49
8:53AM
4.85
9:23PM
4.58
9:25AM
4.94
9:55PM
4.64
9:57AM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.72
3:10PM
1.38
3:17AM
1.63
3:43PM
1.29
3:51AM
1.60
4:18PM
1.25
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:45-------8:44-------8:42---
Sunset------4:02-------4:05-------4:07-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------13
Temp. °C666556655678878888877655
Feels °C (?)0021001011121-110-1-1-2-4-5-5-6-7
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