Aberdeen surf break

Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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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
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
68
47
34
31
16
12
8
5
7
8
9
13
9
2
1
1
1
1
4
21
45
56
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM3.22m
6:51AM3.37m
8:05PM3.15m
7:56AM3.29m
9:18PM3.18m
Low Tide
12:12PM1.42m
00:26AM1.79m
1:18PM1.51m
1:39AM1.89m
2:33PM1.50m
2:57AM1.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:03
5:01
5:00
4:58
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9:06
9:07
9:09
9:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
10
9
7
6
5
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
7
9
8
6
5
4
3
3
5
7
9
5
4
3
1
-1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
-1
2
5
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
16
34
31
16
12
8
3
8
8
8
14
28
5
24
24
25
43
41
40
39
22
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
8
8
1
11
8
1
25
5
2
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
88
68
47
3
3
5
5
7
8
9
13
9
1
4
21
45
56
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
301
168
0
183
304
157
169
169
282
169
169
169
168
180
156
39
181
39
245
183
232
232
232
232
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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