Silos surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Silos today?

The current surf forecast for Silos at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
NW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2017
2091
2555
2746
2538
2287
1928
1485
1316
1192
870
773
373
295
385
705
942
1113
1302
1312
1205
1138
880
710
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM2.72m
7:01PM2.67m
6:57AM2.90m
7:41PM2.88m
7:43AM3.08m
8:20PM3.06m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.95m
12:48PM0.39m
1:07AM0.71m
1:34PM0.18m
1:54AM0.46m
2:18PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:34
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
4
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
2017
2091
2555
2746
2538
2287
1928
1485
1316
1192
870
402
373
295
177
23
48
23
31
12
12
12
46
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
4
5
15
8
27
3
3
33
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
10
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
Energy kJ
773
176
293
385
705
942
1113
1302
1312
1205
1138
880
710
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
21
691
594
594
21
21
934
100
1156
892
751
418
418
517
517
517
518
517
319
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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