The Spur Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
14
17
17
20
74
446
457
387
317
257
200
159
123
184
210
213
202
221
190
176
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
5
SE
10
N
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:10PM4.35m
1:17AM4.51m
1:52PM4.13m
2:06AM4.17m
2:44PM3.95m
Low Tide
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
7:36AM1.93m
7:49PM2.25m
8:23AM2.27m
8:51PM2.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:51
8:47
 mm
3
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
8
12
13
12
11
12
12
10
8
8
9
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
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