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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 6 am Sunday 17 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 84 | 258 | 415 | 368 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 2:07AM4.21m | 2:25PM4.37m | 2:50AM4.25m | 3:15PM4.37m | 3:35AM4.23m | 4:08PM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.57m | 8:30PM0.54m | 8:52AM0.48m | 9:17PM0.68m | 9:42AM0.49m | 10:05PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 92 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 84 | 258 | 415 | 368 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 194 | 198 | 176 | 176 | 198 | 233 | 381 | 291 | 102 | 102 | 63 |
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