Silos surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Silos today?

The current surf forecast for Silos at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
561
574
502
445
383
302
248
243
230
265
282
279
273
226
211
168
133
196
180
133
223
251
187
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM2.79m
12:00PM2.52m
00:11AM2.66m
12:46PM2.33m
00:59AM2.52m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.68m
5:58AM0.62m
6:08PM0.83m
6:40AM0.78m
6:48PM0.98m
7:28AM0.92m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:01
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9:12
9:14
9:15
9:19
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
5
6
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
431
561
574
502
445
383
302
248
243
230
265
282
279
273
226
211
168
120
196
180
133
56
39
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
99
102
181
143
132
103
111
79
73
53
51
37
33
20
19
16
41
133
102
76
76
12
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
W
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
36
21
3
11
18
30
23
5
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
1.3
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
Energy kJ
1
2
7
6
4
5
6
3
31
4
5
223
251
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
731
100
814
100
21
7
0
0
0
2
4
4
0
2
2
2
2
39
13
2
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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