
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdeen today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 61 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 15 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43AM3.74m | 6:00PM3.59m | 6:34AM3.47m | 6:51PM3.41m | 7:44AM3.24m | 8:01PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM1.31m | 11:39AM1.47m | 11:57PM1.57m | 12:23PM1.78m | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:27PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
48 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 15 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 19 | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
62 | 62 | 32 | 25 | 46 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 55 | 78 | 85 | 75 | 77 | 61 | 67 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 220 | 14 | 320 | 684 | 741 | 741 | 731 | 640 | 731 | 406 | 376 | 1003 | 176 | 179 | 556 | 555 | 741 | 741 | 706 | 1003 | 706 | 508 | 508 |
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