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Wisemans surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wisemans today?

The current surf forecast for Wisemans at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)555557756777766655555677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444846251238265013012410372563825271713192828244335
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
15
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
3.41
2:49PM
3.46
3:06AM
3.28
3:40PM
3.23
3:54AM
3.09
4:40PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.09
9:01PM
0.30
9:22AM
0.20
9:49PM
0.59
10:16AM
0.38
10:44PM
0.90
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:46-------5:43-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:32--
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-32---------------------
Temp. °C667876656678888765455555
Feels °C (?)0144120-11235455432012222
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