Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)--
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.4
NE
11
2.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
39
200
391
462
1439
485
396
292
220
212
151
120
98
74
56
40
32
21
21
21
8
8
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:17AM4.21m
1:27PM4.38m
1:59AM4.41m
2:15PM4.57m
2:43AM4.53m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.40m
7:18AM0.69m
7:41PM0.20m
8:02AM0.40m
8:26PM0.11m
8:47AM0.17m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
5
6
8
10
11
10
6
5
4
5
7
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
9
11
2
2
0
0
-2
-1
-1
3
4
4
1
0
-1
1
3
4
2
4
4
5
2
1
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.4
NE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
39
200
391
462
543
485
396
292
220
212
151
120
98
74
56
40
32
21
21
21
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
2.5
NNE
11
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
27
43
4
3
4
3
1439
1
5
4
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
1
3
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1477
577
544
367
0
544
673
186
186
28
13
0
0
0
13
55
55
26
28
60
71
71
60
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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