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Aberdeen Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 11:15PM3.50m | 11:12AM3.63m | 00:01AM3.71m | 12:02PM3.86m | 00:44AM3.91m | 12:50PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM1.17m | 5:01AM1.49m | 5:30PM0.95m | 5:49AM1.23m | 6:16PM0.74m | 6:35AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
 kJ | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1647 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | S 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 170 | 268 | 385 | 666 | 963 | 1258 | 1507 | 2669 | 2523 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 157 | 169 | 157 | 635 | 1283 | 169 | 169 | 533 | 783 | 663 | 724 | 725 | 719 | 719 | 244 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 |
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