Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arbroath today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | SW 4 | SW 3 | N 10 | N 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:00PM3.80m | 6:24AM3.77m | 6:38PM3.51m | 7:14AM3.41m | 7:29PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.84m | 12:17PM1.15m | 00:35AM1.14m | 12:59PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | SE 5 | N 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 117 | 60 | 159 | 182 | 180 | 676 | 759 | 816 | 806 | 806 | 566 | 806 | 676 | 317 | 303 | 233 | 235 | 294 |
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