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Silos surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Silos today?
The current surf forecast for Silos at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Silos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
26 | 46 | 23 | 144 | 124 | 132 | 130 | 172 | 256 | 231 | 234 | 100 | 162 | 123 | 68 | 131 | 352 | 1012 | 1021 | 976 | 1218 | 715 | 1415 | 1480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.38m | 3:31AM2.72m | 4:41PM2.37m | 4:38AM2.68m | 5:43PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.52m | 9:05PM1.02m | 10:08AM0.59m | 10:24PM1.06m | 11:19AM0.58m | 11:38PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | 9:57 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | — |
 kJ | 17 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 1 | 53 | 162 | 123 | 35 | 47 | 130 | 1012 | 1021 | 976 | — | 715 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 100 | 50 | 6 | 68 | 131 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 18 | W 17 | SE 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 86 | 144 | 124 | 132 | 130 | 172 | 256 | 2 | 234 | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 1218 | 170 | 1415 | 1480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 296 | 350 | 294 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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