Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
N
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
8
5
5
5
1
2
2
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
0
79
120
181
341
377
399
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:57AM3.61m
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
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:15
9:16
9:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
7
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
4
4
6
3
2
4
1
2
3
3
4
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
-2
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
N
8
1
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
11
Energy kJ
7
9
8
5
5
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
181
341
377
399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
5
6
6
2
10
32
79
120
2
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
Distance (km)
256
399
499
185
130
130
216
216
216
583
577
577
229
583
710
263
658
658
673
186
452
544
462
544
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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