
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 113 | 64 | 77 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 56 | 77 | 100 | 119 | 173 | 145 | 93 | 62 | 53 | 28 | 34 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:48AM3.23m | 5:32PM2.77m | 5:37AM2.97m | 6:20PM2.61m | 6:32AM2.72m | 7:13PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.76m | 11:18AM0.44m | 11:24PM0.92m | 12:06PM0.72m | 00:18AM1.07m | 1:00PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 8 | N 6 |
159 | 113 | 64 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | E 6 | N 6 | N 5 | E 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — |
— | 14 | 14 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 56 | 77 | 100 | 119 | 173 | 145 | 93 | 62 | 53 | 28 | 34 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 55 | 158 | 296 | 706 | 687 | 228 | 236 | 295 | 359 | 774 | 1017 | 871 | 497 | 352 | 228 | 210 | 210 | 195 | 195 | 442 | 1580 | 295 |
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