
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 258 | 279 | 0 | 196 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM2.55m | 5:18PM2.44m | 6:09AM2.31m | 6:29PM2.28m | 7:41AM2.18m | 8:07PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM1.21m | 11:28PM1.15m | 11:56AM1.43m | 00:59AM1.32m | 1:51PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — |
6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 11 | S 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | N 6 | NW 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 15 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 |
9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
87 | 81 | 51 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 68 | 94 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 110 | 165 | 258 | 279 | 229 | 196 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 399 | 680 | 773 | 135 | 149 | 594 | 594 | 691 | 691 | 1004 | 757 | 1059 | 563 | 563 | 738 | 690 | 577 | 569 | 563 | 399 | 334 | 311 |
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