Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
N
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
3
4
3
3
1
4
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56PM3.77m
8:01AM3.93m
9:05PM3.62m
9:08AM3.83m
10:11PM3.59m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.54m
1:30AM1.35m
2:19PM0.73m
2:40AM1.52m
3:33PM0.85m
3:57AM1.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:32
9:35
9:37
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
15
18
17
16
15
14
12
15
18
19
19
18
17
14
14
13
15
14
16
13
10
8
9
9
10
13
13
13
12
11
9
11
14
15
15
16
15
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
7
10
11
13
23
30
19
11
11
11
11
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
1
3
4
3
3
1
4
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
235
235
240
235
233
233
282
242
242
234
242
89
223
224
233
223
223
240
235
223
223
223
223
223
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arbroath surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest