West Point surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Point today?

The current surf forecast for West Point at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
10
2.3
N
10
2
N
8
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1346
972
579
509
412
326
243
162
132
129
101
101
79
79
59
59
58
36
35
34
35
37
37
36
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM3.42m
00:39AM3.40m
1:00PM3.50m
1:22AM3.43m
1:50PM3.48m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.33m
6:30PM0.08m
6:51AM0.15m
7:15PM0.12m
7:37AM0.04m
8:02PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:27
9:29
9:30
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
-1
-1
1
2
4
5
2
2
5
5
6
8
8
9
7
4
2
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
10
2.3
N
10
2
N
8
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
1346
972
579
509
412
326
243
162
132
129
101
101
79
79
59
59
58
36
35
34
35
37
37
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
26
15
15
1
3
1
19
19
13
9
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
6
3
5
58
33
23
20
19
11
16
17
21
23
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
111
111
111
158
27
0
128
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
125
128
128
128
128
128
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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