The Spur Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
N
7
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
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
38
38
46
41
39
38
23
23
22
21
14
17
17
20
330
474
457
440
323
329
282
229
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
0
E
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM5.10m
12:32PM4.57m
00:36AM4.83m
1:10PM4.35m
1:17AM4.51m
1:52PM4.13m
Low Tide
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
7:36AM1.93m
7:49PM2.25m
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:51
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
15
16
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
6
7
8
9
14
15
13
14
12
13
12
9
6
7
8
7
6
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