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The Harbour surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.5° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | |
18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.43m | 11:15PM3.50m | 11:12AM3.63m | 00:01AM3.71m | 12:02PM3.86m | 00:44AM3.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM1.17m | 5:01AM1.49m | 5:30PM0.95m | 5:49AM1.23m | 6:16PM0.74m | 6:35AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — |
 kJ | 18 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1124 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 9 | N 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NW 4 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 161 | 280 | 468 | 787 | 1122 | 12 | 1379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 447 | 539 | 160 | 58 | 58 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 532 | 526 | 526 | 172 | 532 | 780 | 235 | 721 | 721 | 745 | 240 | 524 | 484 | 484 | 484 |
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