
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | N 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
480 | 373 | 242 | 102 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 53 | 21 | 3 | 71 | 67 | 102 | 85 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.83m | 11:00AM2.85m | 10:58PM3.04m | 11:34AM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM1.07m | 4:45AM0.57m | 4:59PM0.83m | 5:20AM0.34m | 5:35PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | N 12 | SE 9 |
33 | 373 | 242 | 102 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 130 | 276 | 250 | 164 | 102 | 85 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 995 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | N 8 | — | W 15 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | SE 8 | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | N 12 |
13 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | N 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 12 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | — | — |
8 | 24 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | N 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 4 |
480 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 21 | 3 | 71 | 67 | 36 | — | 50 | 465 | 1492 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 123 | 124 | 123 | 119 | 109 | 28 | 0 | 633 | 633 | 627 | 691 |
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