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The Spur surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
8.6° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Spur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
614 | 458 | 950 | 1597 | 2383 | 2632 | 2396 | 2017 | 2091 | 2455 | 2538 | 2483 | 2137 | 1881 | 1645 | 1360 | 1102 | 901 | 512 | 373 | 444 | 675 | 835 | 974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:17AM4.22m | 6:12PM4.25m | 6:12AM4.44m | 6:59PM4.50m | 7:02AM4.68m | 7:42PM4.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM1.91m | 00:19AM2.22m | 12:46PM1.64m | 1:08AM1.93m | 1:31PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | 9:34 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 127 | 99 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 2632 | 2396 | 2017 | 2091 | 2455 | 2538 | 2483 | 2137 | 1881 | 1645 | 1360 | 1102 | 901 | 512 | 373 | 248 | 18 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | W 20 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 614 | 458 | 950 | 1597 | 2383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 145 | 320 | 444 | 675 | 835 | 974 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 306 | 486 | 629 | 418 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 661 | 589 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 728 | 842 | 842 | 900 | 419 | 419 | 519 |
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