Aberdeen Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.17° N 2.07° W

Aberdeen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aberdeen sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.1° 

Aberdeen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aberdeen today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 8PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.7
NNE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
5
7
6
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
E
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM3.68m
6:20AM3.79m
6:50PM3.49m
7:13AM3.52m
7:45PM3.33m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.99m
11:53PM1.34m
12:28PM1.33m
00:39AM1.59m
1:17PM1.64m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:39
8:37
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
14
13
12
9
8
7
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
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