Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
16
16
12
29
8
8
31
44
34
33
33
32
31
30
30
30
15
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:29PM3.68m
7:43AM3.81m
8:27PM3.52m
8:51AM3.62m
9:38PM3.44m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.71m
1:18AM1.10m
1:54PM0.96m
2:17AM1.26m
3:00PM1.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:10
9:07
 mm
2
7
Temp °C
16
17
18
16
15
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
13
14
12
11
8
10
10
11
13
14
15
13
10
8
9
10
12
12
12
11
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