Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 413 | 515 | 466 | 422 | 392 | |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.80m | 00:15AM3.11m | 12:46PM2.95m | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:18PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.78m | 6:36AM0.41m | 6:39PM0.63m | 7:07AM0.23m | 7:10PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 141 | 173 | 245 | 413 | 515 | 466 | 422 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 9 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
6 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 36 | 36 | — | 53 | 53 | 64 | 85 | 87 | 149 | — | 240 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 79 | 79 | 167 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 167 | 148 | 296 | 290 | 253 | 290 | 266 | 130 | 93 | 100 |
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