Aberdeen surf break

Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?

The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
25
19
10
16
30
49
69
62
62
54
30
30
18
17
12
11
2
4
12
13
8
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM3.99m
2:56AM3.99m
3:17PM3.93m
3:27AM3.97m
3:52PM3.83m
4:00AM3.90m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.87m
8:39PM0.85m
8:55AM0.86m
9:11PM0.95m
9:30AM0.92m
9:43PM1.09m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:13
5:11
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8:52
8:54
8:57
8:59
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
12
11
6
5
4
4
4
9
9
4
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
6
9
5
-1
0
-1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
31
25
19
10
10
4
4
2
1
62
54
30
30
18
17
12
11
8
4
4
1
1
14
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
8
16
30
49
69
62
12
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
204
286
284
284
204
176
176
176
176
176
134
55
55
57
168
242
296
339
318
305
232
232
181
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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