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Arbroath Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arbroath today?
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 4 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 134 | 838 | 341 | 445 | 515 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.66m | 11:50AM3.85m | 00:34AM3.95m | 12:39PM4.12m | 1:17AM4.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.95m | 5:42AM1.33m | 6:09PM0.66m | 6:32AM1.02m | 6:56PM0.40m | 7:18AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 138 | 134 | 314 | 341 | 445 | 515 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NNE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 37 | 78 | 86 | 3 | 838 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 499 | 180 | 130 | 130 | 216 | 229 | 216 | 674 | 1309 | 229 | 229 | 583 | 710 | 638 | 658 | 659 | 663 | 661 | 186 | 544 | 462 | 544 | 544 | 544 |
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