The Spur surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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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
8.8° 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 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
453
902
1032
1127
1094
946
874
726
628
607
476
403
396
326
255
204
194
154
117
83
59
41
39
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
0
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:22AM5.10m
9:48PM5.13m
10:12AM5.06m
10:33PM5.11m
11:04AM4.93m
11:20PM5.00m
Low Tide
3:20AM1.21m
3:41PM1.07m
4:05AM1.11m
4:26PM1.18m
4:52AM1.10m
5:12PM1.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:39
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:40
9:43
9:45
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
9
9
4
5
3
6
6
4
4
5
4
5
6
5
6
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
271
453
902
1032
1127
1094
946
874
726
628
607
476
403
396
326
255
204
194
154
117
83
59
41
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
W
11
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
346
188
66
66
49
51
37
37
36
35
34
38
36
37
36
22
21
21
12
11
11
5
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
89
86
5
5
4
4
4
14
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
7
22
35
35
31
37
41
67
115
196
173
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
37
45
3
3
45
93
430
169
93
45
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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