Arbroath Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Arbroath Surf Guide

Arbroath on the East Coast is a sheltered beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is a left hand point break too. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rips and rocks.

Arbroath Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	2	fairly consistent	9.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Arbroath:

The best conditions reported for surf at Arbroath occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Arbroath (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Arbroath with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in March while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Arbroath Location Map

Interactive Arbroath surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Arbroath is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Arbroath is Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k, 29 km (18 miles) away.

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Arbroath Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:53 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	N
Period (s)	4	4	9	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Arbroath look like?

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Tides at Arbroath

Current tide and informaton

For Arbroath, 1 km from Arbroath.

Next High Water: 05:10pm | 3.83m

Next Low Water: 10:46am | 0.66m

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Arbroath Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.7 °C) at Arbroath is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.