Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.1
N
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
7
10
10
10
17
47
111
1
1
1
1
6
10
15
16
10
7
1
2
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
0
NNE
15
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM3.84m
00:46AM3.83m
12:57PM3.89m
1:25AM3.91m
1:41PM3.95m
2:02AM3.98m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.86m
6:48AM1.10m
7:08PM0.84m
7:28AM0.93m
7:46PM0.82m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:33
4:31
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:45
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
16
16
15
16
14
12
10
10
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
5
5
5
7
8
10
11
10
9
10
10
8
10
10
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.6
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
136
124
96
74
45
29
21
11
8
4
4
3
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
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
7
10
10
10
17
47
111
147
184
167
128
6
10
15
16
10
7
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
223
223
223
223
223
233
233
233
233
233
233
241
690
605
13
13
13
220
73
235
605
490
280
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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