The Spur Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

The Spur 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 Spur today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
8
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
223
181
118
91
71
51
40
40
39
38
46
41
39
38
23
23
23
15
33
43
92
148
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
S
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:55AM4.77m
11:57PM5.10m
12:32PM4.57m
00:36AM4.83m
1:10PM4.35m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.98m
5:45PM1.53m
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:55
8:53
 mm
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
12
12
13
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