Aberdeen surf break

Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Aberdeen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberdeen sea temperature is
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.2
ESE
1.4
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)776666666655556656666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)899911310690726969796949221612202672128154164164335382385
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
3.72
12:33PM
3.94
1:05AM
3.84
1:10PM
4.09
1:43AM
3.94
1:44PM
4.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.49
6:17AM
1.55
6:50PM
1.29
6:55AM
1.42
7:26PM
1.11
7:30AM
1.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----8:33-------8:33-------8:30---
Sunset------4:01-------4:04-------4:06-
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----111--------231-----
Temp. °C667778877765556777777777
Feels °C (?)112232312221102331233321
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