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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 05 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arbroath today?
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
2 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 69 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:10PM3.83m | 5:17AM3.80m | 5:51PM3.59m | 5:57AM3.63m | 6:39PM3.35m | 6:46AM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM1.02m | 11:24AM0.84m | 11:39PM1.23m | 12:08PM1.05m | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:58PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 29 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 69 | 80 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 186 | 223 | 114 | 94 | 125 | 125 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 233 | 235 | 235 | 233 | 235 | 13 | 235 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 127 |
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