The Harbour surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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The Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Harbour sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for The Harbour at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

Table - waves today at The Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
33
19
10
9
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
28
0
26
31
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
W
5
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:13AM4.01m
6:04PM3.87m
6:09AM3.86m
7:10PM3.67m
7:13AM3.72m
8:21PM3.53m
Low Tide
10:57PM1.15m
11:33AM0.71m
11:54PM1.40m
12:37PM0.86m
00:58AM1.59m
1:45PM0.98m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:32
9:35
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
17
18
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
16
14
14
15
17
19
18
17
7
6
6
7
7
14
15
12
12
11
10
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
N
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
31
33
19
10
9
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
36
28
1
26
31
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
17
17
11
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
6
7
33
18
9
26
34
31
23
21
21
15
20
30
37
31
27
33
6
3
28
8
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
180
182
181
179
180
180
180
181
181
188
196
181
180
180
181
16
181
181
182
179
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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