West Point surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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West Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Point sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Point today?

The current surf forecast for West Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at West Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
1
NNE
4
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
42
39
41
60
60
142
149
184
149
149
116
85
80
59
56
58
98
94
68
41
50
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:36AM3.01m
3:06PM2.86m
3:12AM2.89m
3:46PM2.68m
3:51AM2.76m
4:31PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.53m
9:00PM0.84m
9:25AM0.68m
9:35PM0.99m
10:08AM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
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9:01
9:04
9:06
2
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
4
1
-2
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
9
42
39
28
60
60
142
149
184
149
149
116
85
80
59
56
58
98
94
68
41
50
48
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
W
3
0.3
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
4
0.4
NE
6
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
10
1
15
2
6
1
1
8
3
3
2
2
11
12
33
15
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
41
28
26
16
1
3
7
11
19
37
55
59
71
90
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
128
532
305
375
203
203
203
117
15
7
0
0
15
128
160
160
154
132
132
134
134
142
130
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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