Aberdeen surf break

Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 1AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
5
3
3
3
3
8
14
36
96
150
145
124
95
82
85
85
82
82
72
51
47
32
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
1:24AM3.86m
1:34PM4.00m
1:56AM3.93m
2:09PM4.02m
2:26AM3.97m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.77m
7:13AM1.05m
7:35PM0.76m
7:47AM0.93m
8:07PM0.79m
8:21AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
12
12
14
12
11
9
11
11
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
6
7
10
11
10
7
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
14
13
7
3
3
2
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
124
95
1
82
82
72
51
47
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
4
5
6
6
6
6
1
6
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
8
14
36
96
150
145
82
85
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
176
176
176
176
176
176
176
176
176
180
178
130
24
24
176
176
132
169
24
0
0
0
0
204
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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