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Wisemans surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wisemans today?
The current surf forecast for Wisemans at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wisemans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.43m | 1:50PM3.48m | 2:07AM3.41m | 2:43PM3.36m | 2:55AM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.12m | 7:37AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.24m | 8:26AM0.03m | 8:50PM0.43m | 9:19AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 204 | 168 | 147 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 32 | 33 | — | 13 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 66 | 114 | 210 | 221 | 227 | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 126 | 126 | 158 | 157 | 157 | 197 | 157 | 274 | 199 | 284 | 187 | 157 | 157 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
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