Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SE
0.7
ENE
2.1
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
3
E
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)7776778888899109101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2842771084904416260034965500000000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
35
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
4.04
3:06PM
4.41
3:37AM
4.08
3:39PM
4.47
4:12AM
4.07
4:13PM
4.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.70
9:17PM
0.28
9:23AM
0.66
9:52PM
0.22
9:57AM
0.67
10:27PM
0.22
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:27-------8:26-------8:25-----
Sunset----4:14-------4:15-------4:17---
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111-------11-221--133211
Temp. °C777877877777678776665555
Feels °C (?)43120-2-1-3-2-102-2-3-2-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-7-7
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