Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:46AM3.52m | 1:27PM3.33m | 1:29AM3.67m | 2:09PM3.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:13AM-0.14m | 7:25PM0.36m | 7:56AM-0.22m | 8:05PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 |
11 | 10 | 85 | 58 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
106 | 103 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 141 | 79 | 55 | 55 | 137 | 55 | 135 | 135 | 55 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 691 | 691 | 512 |
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