Surf Forecasts:
Aberdeen surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, NNE swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberdeen this week:
The surf forecast for Aberdeen over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Aberdeen in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberdeen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s be real. There’s not a single solid surf session on the cards for Aberdeen in the next 16 days. The whole stretch is a write-off. I’ve had a look over the data, and honestly, we’re staring down a long blank run.
The first real chance of anything even marginally rideable doesn’t pop up until Monday the 7th of September – and even then, it’s grim. That morning, we get a tiny 2ft swell from the SE, with a short period of 7 seconds and weak energy reading (69). The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves are barely surfable. The report says it’s “very ordinary conditions,” and that’s about right. It’s a beginner-level wave at best, and the crowds here are sometimes an issue, so don’t expect it to be empty.
The water temperature is sitting at 58°F which is about 1°F warmer than average for this time of year – nothing wild, just a touch on the mild side.
The rest of the fortnight is a dustbin. We’ve got days of zero swell, and when there is a little bump, it’s either too small, too short period, or hammered by wind. Saturday the 6th of September sees a bit of a jump in energy – 5ft swell from the SSE with moderate energy (205 to 240), but the period is a weak 6 to 7 seconds, and it’s blowing 25 mph cross-off. That’s more kite-surfing territory than paddle surfing, if you ask me. The beach/groyne/river setup won’t do you any favours in that chop.
There’s a long gap of no surf from the 29th of August all the way through to the 6th of September, with only tiny, poor-quality waves in between. After the 7th, it drops back to nothing almost immediately. The last entry on the 13th of September shows a glassy 0.7ft bump – you could float a leaf on it, but not a surfboard.
So, bottom line: don’t plan a trip around Aberdeen. This is one of those rare consistent quiet spells for the area. It happens. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | N 8 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM4.14m | 3:12AM4.39m | 3:46PM4.17m | 3:46AM4.41m | 4:19PM4.14m | 4:21AM4.37m | 4:54PM4.05m | 5:00AM4.25m | 5:33PM3.91m | 5:47AM4.07m | 6:21PM3.73m | 6:44AM3.83m | 7:20PM3.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.93m | 9:25AM0.56m | 9:32PM0.88m | 9:56AM0.57m | 10:05PM0.90m | 10:29AM0.67m | 10:41PM0.98m | 11:06AM0.85m | 11:21PM1.13m | 11:50AM1.12m | 00:10AM1.34m | 12:45PM1.45m | 1:19AM1.56m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | N 8 | NNE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 101 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 7 | SSW 5 | N 13 | N 7 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SSE 6 | — | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | — | SE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | 75 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 84 | 37 | 17 | 75 | 55 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 224 | 179 | 179 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 508 | 176 | 198 | 357 | 284 | 157 | 179 | 55 | 55 | 731 | 57 | 14 | 741 | 232 |
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