The Spur Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
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0
0
4
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
2
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
3
W
10
4
W
12
4.5
W
14
5.5
W
15
6
W
14
6
WNW
14
6
WNW
14
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
342
363
339
292
329
247
234
293
680
895
996
1827
4320
8628
13375
15129
15434
13663
8972
6687
4135
3046
2020
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
S
35
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM4.71m
12:19PM4.44m
00:35AM4.38m
12:56PM4.22m
1:21AM4.04m
1:43PM4.00m
Low Tide
6:12AM1.69m
6:27PM1.89m
6:47AM2.04m
7:09PM2.16m
7:27AM2.38m
8:04PM2.43m
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light rain
part cloud
clear
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:25
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
11
10
11
11
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
8
10
9
6
7
5
4
5
4
5
2
2
2
2
5
6
8
10
9
7
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