Surf Forecasts:
Aberdeen surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberdeen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Aberdeen stretch over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s simply nothing on offer. We’re lookin’ at a solid blank run from now until the 4th of August. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the energy is just pathetic.
For Aberdeen (beach/groyne/river), the numbers don’t lie. The combined swell energy barely ever gets above the double digits, mostly sittin’ in the single digits. We’re talkin’ a max of 69 (combined energy of all swells directed here) on the morning of the 20th of July, with a weak 3ft from the NE and a short period of 7 seconds. That’s a poor, weak, wind-swell. The rest of the time, it’s waves under 2ft. The wind is mostly cross or cross-off, but there’s no swell to work with. Even when we get a glassy morning on the 24th of July, it’s only 1ft. There’s one morning on the 28th of July with glassy conditions and a couple of days with light offshore winds, but again, no swell.
The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothin’ wild there.
This is a classic case of flat spells for this area. Sometimes it just goes quiet for a stretch. The truth is, this is more normal for Aberdeen than a run of pumping waves. We just gotta wait for the forecasts to change. For now, the only thing worth lookin’ at is the kite surfers if the wind picks up enough, but for a paddle surfer? Nothin’ doin’.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 7 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM4.05m | 6:57PM3.61m | 7:02AM3.81m | 7:48PM3.44m | 8:01AM3.57m | 8:47PM3.32m | 9:11AM3.40m | 9:52PM3.30m | 10:24AM3.33m | 10:56PM3.36m | 11:32AM3.36m | 11:53PM3.49m | 12:29PM3.46m | 00:41AM3.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.87m | 00:38AM1.42m | 1:21PM1.17m | 1:30AM1.61m | 2:15PM1.44m | 2:34AM1.76m | 3:18PM1.65m | 3:50AM1.82m | 4:27PM1.75m | 5:11AM1.75m | 5:33PM1.73m | 6:15AM1.58m | 6:25PM1.65m | ||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 526 | 183 | 719 | 816 | 174 | 156 | 404 | 198 | 168 | 695 | 301 | 1283 | 731 | 1321 | 222 | 552 | 357 | 636 | 638 | 484 |
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