
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Combs today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Combs at 10AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Combs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 418 | 462 | 444 | 341 | 271 | 220 | 153 | 107 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:41AM2.18m | 8:07PM2.27m | 9:18AM2.24m | 9:30PM2.42m | 10:22AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.52m | 3:03AM1.27m | 3:32PM1.41m | 4:13AM1.06m | 4:25PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | — | NNE 3 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 26 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | N 8 | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
203 | 418 | 462 | 444 | 341 | 271 | 220 | 153 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 690 | 691 | 691 | 569 | 569 | 359 | 330 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 236 | 124 | 124 | 123 |
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