Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.14° N 2.06° W

The Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Harbour sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.6° 

The Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Harbour today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Harbour at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
1.8
S
6
0.1
E
6
1.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
280
254
269
418
555
495
358
279
234
183
69
47
22
11
5
4
0
1
247
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:08PM4.22m
3:22AM4.31m
3:39PM4.15m
3:57AM4.14m
4:10PM4.04m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.68m
9:01PM0.87m
9:23AM0.85m
9:36PM0.97m
9:55AM1.07m
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cloud
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clear
thunderstorm
clear
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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6:14
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6:12
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6:08
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
16
13
15
14
12
12
10
9
9
10
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
7
6
7
10
10
10
8
7
5
5
4
3
2
5
5
5
6
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