Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Skarfskerry today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Skarfskerry at 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Skarfskerry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 77 | 121 | 98 | 86 | 72 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.85m | 1:40PM2.53m | 1:51AM2.70m | 2:38PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.48m | 7:51PM0.79m | 8:29AM0.68m | 8:52PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 6 | S 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 192 | 282 | 240 | 181 | 134 | 89 | 86 | 103 | 47 | 77 | 121 | 98 | 86 | 72 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 205 | 87 | 103 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 128 | 168 | 1150 | 908 | 899 | 205 | 220 | 315 | 259 | 109 | 43 | 10 |
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