
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 243 | 236 | 233 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 221 | 220 | 166 | 70 | 119 | 85 | 43 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM2.52m | 5:38AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.38m | 7:04AM2.17m | 7:16PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM1.21m | 11:01PM1.08m | 11:14AM1.40m | 00:21AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
255 | 243 | 236 | 233 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 221 | 220 | 166 | 70 | 119 | 85 | 30 | 59 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | N 11 | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 11 | E 7 | SE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 19 | N 19 |
45 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
— | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 91 | 96 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 135 | 55 | 58 | 139 | 189 | 189 |
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