Wisemans surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wisemans today?

The current surf forecast for Wisemans at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
28
16
18
20
28
46
69
91
123
202
242
233
233
233
181
167
125
108
153
163
145
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
SSW
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
cross-on
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM2.33m
5:34AM2.54m
6:37PM2.26m
6:41AM2.51m
7:51PM2.31m
7:49AM2.56m
Low Tide
11:05PM1.28m
12:05PM1.07m
00:12AM1.37m
1:20PM1.05m
1:34AM1.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:10
9:13
9:15
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
2
2
1
-1
1
2
1
2
1
0
-2
-1
2
2
-1
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
36
32
20
18
9
6
18
28
46
69
91
123
202
242
233
233
233
181
167
125
92
90
80
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
SE
5
0.3
N
12
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.6
N
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
28
28
28
28
16
16
3
23
27
26
16
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
6
5
18
16
8
8
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
W
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
Energy kJ
5
11
14
20
21
17
16
11
2
9
14
46
108
153
163
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
214
347
303
115
115
115
115
115
115
301
184
132
132
149
529
10
10
353
187
200
200
200
200
149
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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