Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
283 | 417 | 567 | 465 | 356 | 224 | 143 | 124 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM3.07m | 1:19AM3.42m | 1:48PM3.16m | 1:50AM3.48m | 2:19PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.11m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:09AM0.06m | 8:15PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
283 | 417 | 567 | 465 | 356 | 224 | 124 | 67 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 |
51 | 53 | 92 | 125 | 164 | 170 | 143 | 124 | 50 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 100 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 40 | 185 | 294 | 197 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 197 |
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