Aberdeen surf break

Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
Period(s) (?)555677777776766667778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1835368710312192111114139168130299244223131209315566629885106212681405
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
4.09
1:43AM
3.94
1:44PM
4.21
2:18AM
4.00
2:18PM
4.28
2:54AM
4.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
1.11
7:30AM
1.30
8:01PM
0.97
8:05AM
1.22
8:34PM
0.87
8:39AM
1.17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:30-------8:30-------8:27-
Sunset4:04-------4:06-------4:07-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-121-------------------1
Temp. °C777777666677787777778876
Feels °C (?)10333212332101000-2-2-4-3-2-3-5
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