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Westport surfForecast / Scot – Kintyre / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Westport surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westport sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Westport today?
The current surf forecast for Westport at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Westport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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 kJ (?) | 1608 | 1431 | 1411 | 1387 | 1161 | 1127 | 891 | 760 | 810 | 1028 | 775 | 581 | 900 | 2200 | 9424 | 9762 | 8355 | 7085 | 6080 | 6233 | 5654 | 5795 | 7251 | 8839 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:08AM 0.75 | 11:24PM 0.68 | 11:47AM 0.75 | 12:19AM 0.70 | 12:22PM 0.77 | 1:06AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 0.40 | 4:15AM 0.36 | 5:07PM 0.36 | 5:10AM 0.40 | 6:07PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
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