The Spur Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
12
1.2
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
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
14
17
17
20
74
380
457
387
323
257
196
156
150
159
226
225
179
156
165
165
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
0
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
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
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
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<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
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
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