Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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Arbroath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
14
11
7
9
8
5
5
5
1
1
2
0
2
4
5
2
2
3
0
0
75
150
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57PM3.39m
10:57AM3.61m
11:48PM3.66m
11:50AM3.85m
00:34AM3.95m
12:39PM4.12m
Low Tide
4:43AM1.59m
5:19PM0.95m
5:42AM1.33m
6:09PM0.66m
6:32AM1.02m
6:56PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:15
9:16
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
12
12
11
8
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
10
10
9
7
2
1
3
4
5
5
3
2
3
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
1.2
NNE
8
1
NE
9
Energy kJ
26
14
11
7
9
8
5
5
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
150
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
11
6
6
1
5
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
6
7
4
5
5
20
37
75
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
4
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
60
127
180
256
405
185
185
131
130
216
229
263
1309
262
228
228
229
583
263
669
666
238
186
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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