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Wisemans surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wisemans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wisemans sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wisemans today?
The current surf forecast for Wisemans at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wisemans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 98 | 94 | 40 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 2.69 | 9:47PM 2.71 | 10:12AM 2.79 | 10:33PM 2.79 | 10:51AM 2.89 | 11:15PM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 0.86 | 3:50PM 0.94 | 4:07AM 0.83 | 4:30PM 0.80 | 4:46AM 0.79 | 5:08PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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