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Silos surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Silos today?
The current surf forecast for Silos at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | |
307 | 313 | 431 | 561 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 238 | 202 | 230 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 220 | 175 | 136 | 271 | 282 | 262 | 199 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:22AM2.70m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 116 | 313 | 431 | 561 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 238 | 202 | 230 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 220 | 175 | 136 | 271 | 282 | 262 | 199 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 102 | 99 | 102 | 181 | 143 | 132 | 103 | 111 | 79 | 73 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 123 | 104 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | 22 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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