The Spur surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Spur today?

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
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
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131212121211111111101010101092018171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76063351341633926824819519114613598946845454371588395548235133513054545522
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
4.56
8:14PM
4.36
8:20AM
4.72
8:50PM
4.49
8:53AM
4.85
9:23PM
4.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
1.71
2:08AM
1.83
2:36PM
1.52
2:43AM
1.72
3:10PM
1.38
3:17AM
1.63
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise8:48-------8:47-------8:45-------
Sunset--3:57-------4:00-------4:02-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C678777655556777757787777
Feels °C (?)-11322311000001430322-1001
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