The Spur surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.5° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
4
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010212018171616161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20219519114613598946845454371588430451335454513054545321494245243813301125122033
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
4.72
8:50PM
4.49
8:53AM
4.85
9:23PM
4.58
9:25AM
4.94
9:55PM
4.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.83
2:36PM
1.52
2:43AM
1.72
3:10PM
1.38
3:17AM
1.63
3:43PM
1.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:47-------8:45-------8:44-----
Sunset----4:00-------4:02-------4:05---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2------
Temp. °C686666776556656777788778
Feels °C (?)131100122000002110010-2-3-3
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