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Silos surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Silos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Silos sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Silos today?
The current surf forecast for Silos at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Silos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | |
2466 | 2695 | 2396 | 2017 | 2091 | 2555 | 2746 | 2483 | 2089 | 1747 | 1723 | 1568 | 1340 | 734 | 471 | 459 | 478 | 579 | 917 | 1113 | 1357 | 1365 | 1230 | 1072 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.46m | 6:10AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.67m | 6:57AM2.90m | 7:41PM2.88m | 7:43AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.95m | 12:48PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.71m | 1:34PM0.18m | 1:54AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 33 | 2695 | 2396 | 2017 | 2091 | 2555 | 2746 | 2483 | 2089 | 1747 | 1723 | 1568 | 1340 | 734 | 380 | 307 | 253 | 177 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 2466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 266 | 471 | 459 | 478 | 579 | 917 | 1113 | 1357 | 1365 | 1230 | 1072 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 660 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 724 | 1118 | 21 | 21 | 594 | 934 | 835 | 891 | 892 | 895 | 751 | 418 | 517 | 517 | 518 | 518 | 518 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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