Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

Arbroath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arbroath today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
5
4
10
20
22
24
20
29
127
150
57
112
355
460
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
N
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM4.51m
4:39AM4.79m
5:22PM4.40m
5:25AM4.73m
6:08PM4.23m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.48m
10:52AM-0.19m
11:04PM0.57m
11:38AM-0.05m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
14
11
9
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