Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
9.4° 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: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.1
N
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
10
19
12
11
7
6
6
3
4
13
13
1
8
4
4
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49PM4.51m
5:03AM4.40m
5:47PM4.27m
5:57AM4.24m
6:49PM4.00m
6:57AM4.08m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.50m
11:12AM0.14m
11:35PM0.78m
12:08PM0.32m
00:29AM1.08m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:43
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:28
9:30
9:31
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
14
17
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
6
9
7
6
8
8
9
9
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
266
235
229
187
164
120
85
64
44
25
14
9
6
6
3
3
3
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
12
11
7
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
313
1
1
4
10
10
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
13
13
8
4
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
55
55
55
13
13
26
76
73
72
76
76
233
233
235
233
223
233
233
233
233
233
233
233
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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