The Spur 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.45° W

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Spur sea temperature is

12.9° C

The Spur surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Spur today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spur at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	27	26	51	50	47	44	32	62	107	258	123	273	242	194	133	127	96	92	64	60	40	39	39	25
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			8:15AM4.66m				8:36PM4.92m				9:14AM4.82m				9:27PM5.10m					10:07AM4.91m				10:14PM5.21m
Low Tide	2:06AM1.53m				2:27PM1.53m				2:58AM1.22m				3:16PM1.44m				3:47AM0.99m					4:03PM1.40m


	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30
	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:08	10:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	16	18	17	18	19	18
Feels °C	8	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	13	15	14	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	27	26	51	50	47	44	32	62	107	258	123	273	242	194	133	127	96	92	64	60	40	39	39	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 21	E 7	E 7	NE 7	W 14	W 14	E 6	W 19	W 12	W 19	—	—	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	E 5	E 6
kJ	8	15	9	1	1	2	4	15	1	7	106	7	—	—	—	6	6	6	1	1	1	—	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	W 21	W 21	W 21	—	W 15	NE 7	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	W 18	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	9	9	9	—	4	2	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	ESE 2	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	3	—	1	1	2	2	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Murkle Point Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	The Cove Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	1	0	5	181	181	11	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	32	32	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast	Sandwood Bay	Thurso Reef	Thurso Beach	Sandwood Bay			The Bowl	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso East	Sandwood Bay	Point of Ness	Polin Beach	Thurso Beach	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Thurso Reef	Armadale Bay	Melvich	Sandwood Bay	Strathy Bay	Strathy Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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