
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 23 | N 22 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:05AM2.62m | 11:05PM2.89m | 11:41AM2.84m | 11:40PM3.12m | 12:13PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.81m | 5:03PM1.00m | 5:30AM0.56m | 5:37PM0.79m | 6:01AM0.33m | 6:09PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 22 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
— | — | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 13 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 7 | — | — | N 11 | NE 7 | N 23 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 61 | 49 | 59 | 64 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 297 | 416 | 236 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 135 | 155 | 209 | 168 | 347 | 142 | 236 | 137 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 137 | 131 | 135 |
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