The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

Issued: 12 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is

12.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Spur today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	51	50	47	45	32	62	107	258	113	273	242	194	133	127	96	92	64	60	40	39	39	26	26	27
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide	8:15AM4.66m				8:36PM4.92m				9:14AM4.82m				9:27PM5.10m					10:07AM4.91m				10:14PM5.21m
Low Tide			2:27PM1.53m				2:58AM1.22m				3:16PM1.44m				3:47AM0.99m					4:03PM1.40m				4:34AM0.87m


	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	4:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—
	—	—	—	—	10:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:08	—	—	10:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	18	18	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	11	13	15	15	15	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	51	50	47	45	32	62	107	258	96	273	242	194	133	127	96	92	64	60	40	39	39	26	26	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	E 7	E 7	NE 7	W 14	W 14	W 19	W 19	WNW 12	W 19	—	—	E 6	W 18	W 18	W 18	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	E 6	E 5	E 5
kJ	9	1	1	2	4	15	7	7	113	7	—	—	1	6	6	6	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	W 21	—	W 15	NE 7	W 20	W 14	W 19	W 19	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	9	—	4	2	7	15	7	7	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	ESE 2	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Bragar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	The Cove Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Dalmore Bay (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	5	187	49	11	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	28	28	32	28	58	195
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast	Thurso Beach	Point of Ness			The Bowl	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East	Point of Ness	Point of Ness	Polin Beach	Thurso Beach	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East	Melvich	Strathy Bay	Strathy Bay	Strathy Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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