Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

Arbroath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arbroath today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 6AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
14
19
21
23
25
28
43
102
67
86
165
560
673
293
311
318
311
236
196
159
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM4.79m
5:22PM4.40m
5:25AM4.73m
6:08PM4.23m
6:11AM4.55m
6:54PM4.01m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.48m
10:52AM-0.19m
11:04PM0.57m
11:38AM-0.05m
11:47PM0.72m
12:22PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:45
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:45
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
18
15
13
12
11
11
14
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
9
9
9
8
8
12
12
12
11
12
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