
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 91 | 154 | 211 | 145 | 84 | 62 | 48 | 73 | 65 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.97m | 6:20PM2.61m | 6:32AM2.72m | 7:13PM2.49m | 7:35AM2.53m | 8:14PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.72m | 00:18AM1.07m | 1:00PM0.97m | 1:24AM1.18m | 2:07PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | NE 6 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | W 3 | W 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSE 3 | — |
8 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 91 | 154 | 211 | 145 | 84 | 62 | 48 | 73 | 65 | 41 | 18 | — | 36 | 12 | 14 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 757 | 790 | 1017 | 1017 | 497 | 497 | 352 | 236 | 199 | 194 | 271 | 1589 | 412 | 295 | 195 | 236 | 162 | 236 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
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