Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 230 | 279 | 432 | 567 | 601 | 452 | 393 | 224 | 120 | 112 | 91 | 76 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:18PM3.07m | 1:19AM3.42m | 1:48PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.63m | 7:07AM0.23m | 7:10PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.11m | 7:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
1 | 1 | 93 | 111 | 139 | 171 | 230 | 279 | 432 | 567 | 601 | 452 | 393 | 224 | 120 | 112 | 91 | 76 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | E 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | — | 51 | 23 | 14 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | N 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — |
71 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 63 | 80 | 64 | 39 | 18 | 105 | 38 | 32 | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 167 | 100 | 253 | 28 | 93 | 93 | 28 | 93 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 40 | 197 | 210 |
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