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The Spur surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Spur surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spur sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Spur today?
The current surf forecast for The Spur at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Spur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
346 | 453 | 902 | 1032 | 1127 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 255 | 204 | 194 | 154 | 117 | 83 | 59 | 41 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM5.10m | 9:48PM5.13m | 10:12AM5.06m | 10:33PM5.11m | 11:04AM4.93m | 11:20PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM1.21m | 3:41PM1.07m | 4:05AM1.11m | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:52AM1.10m | 5:12PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | 9:45 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 271 | 453 | 902 | 1032 | 1127 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 255 | 204 | 194 | 154 | 117 | 83 | 59 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 346 | 188 | 66 | 66 | 49 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 67 | 115 | 196 | 173 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 93 | 430 | 169 | 93 | 45 | 37 |
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