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Arbroath Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arbroath today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | N 12 | SSE 3 | N 11 | SSE 4 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | |
11 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:41PM3.95m | 2:02AM3.98m | 2:22PM3.99m | 2:38AM4.01m | 3:01PM4.01m | 3:13AM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.93m | 7:46PM0.82m | 8:05AM0.79m | 8:22PM0.81m | 8:41AM0.68m | 8:58PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | 9:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 8 |
 kJ | 51 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 233 | 490 | 490 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 245 | 235 | 233 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 223 |
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