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Aberdeen Surf Forecast
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Aberdeen surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberdeen today?
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
32 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.43m | 11:15PM3.50m | 11:12AM3.63m | 00:01AM3.71m | 12:02PM3.86m | 00:44AM3.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM1.72m | 4:41PM1.17m | 5:01AM1.49m | 5:30PM0.95m | 5:49AM1.23m | 6:16PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | 9:20 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 4 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 9 | SSW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 5 | N 7 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 168 | 268 | 376 | 502 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 139 | 308 | 450 | 243 | 168 | 55 | 55 | 157 | 157 | 169 | 169 | 691 | 526 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 638 | 724 | 725 | 723 | 244 | 244 | 442 |
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