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Grim Ness surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 GMT
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Grim Ness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grim Ness sea temperature is 7.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.1 °C max: 8.1 °C min: 6.1 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Grim Ness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grim Ness sea temperature is 7.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.1 °C max: 8.1 °C min: 6.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Grim Ness today?

The current surf forecast for Grim Ness at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Orkney

  1. Today half hour after high tide the Waves that break on the right hand side of the Brough of Birsay causeway were in excess of 5 metres. Parts of that hazardous exposed reef would be no go to all but the most expert of surfers.

    Birsay Bay, 43 km away
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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
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 (?)
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.4
SE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
1.5
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.3
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)101112111191111777771313121111121212111111121111111111111212111111111111111313121212121111111111101011667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2602561892341973071801789485771471431731651421281301862362201641231192945569231046121311671064517414261197375375300202268350289494258250196180284205158156147112117157275391495539490
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
SW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
E
50
E
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
65
ENE
55
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
2.41
1:50AM
2.29
2:09PM
2.26
2:24AM
2.17
2:50PM
2.10
3:07AM
2.04
3:45PM
1.95
4:09AM
1.93
5:08PM
1.84
5:38AM
1.91
6:52PM
1.89
7:09AM
2.03
8:15PM
2.08
8:18AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.47
7:26PM
0.55
7:38AM
0.57
7:56PM
0.68
8:14AM
0.69
8:33PM
0.83
9:02AM
0.83
9:27PM
0.99
10:19AM
0.94
11:02PM
1.11
12:19PM
0.91
12:59AM
1.07
1:50PM
0.68
2:15AM
0.91
2:50PM
0.38
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise5:43------5:41-------5:37-------5:35-------5:31-------5:30-------5:26-------5:24----
Sunset---6:47-------6:51-------6:52-------6:54-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:04
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C677788777778888888888876656555444333333433444444455443333455
Feels °C (?)33113322322334443455552-2-3-4-4-5-5-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-3-4-6-8-9-8-7-7-6-5-6-6-5-5-7-10-10-11-12-10-8-4-3-3

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