West Point surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Point today?

The current surf forecast for West Point at 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
29
38
38
26
24
15
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SE
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
SE
25
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WNW
15
W
off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:39PM3.17m
3:47AM3.22m
4:40PM2.94m
4:44AM3.08m
5:47PM2.74m
5:47AM2.96m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
10:36PM0.89m
11:22AM0.40m
11:40PM1.08m
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:35
9:37
9:38
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
17
16
16
14
15
15
16
18
20
19
16
16
13
14
11
13
11
11
10
8
7
9
10
11
15
15
14
10
12
11
11
14
16
17
15
13
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
240
172
136
77
38
38
26
24
15
9
13
13
13
13
4
4
2
2
2
1
29
19
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
29
44
32
25
19
9
4
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
7
7
1
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
13
30
27
24
14
21
25
28
30
31
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
33
33
2
2
59
125
128
128
129
125
128
128
128
128
141
141
152
130
130
130
44
125
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
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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