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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 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
229 | 173 | 131 | 93 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM4.09m | 5:13AM4.01m | 6:04PM3.87m | 6:09AM3.86m | 7:10PM3.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.57m | 10:57PM1.15m | 11:33AM0.71m | 11:54PM1.40m | 12:37PM0.86m | 00:58AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | 9:35 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 229 | 173 | 131 | 93 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | N 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | NE 7 | N 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 185 | 185 | 193 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 14 | 176 |
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