Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.1
N
8
0.5
WNW
3
0.1
N
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
33
46
27
1
0
1
13
26
29
8
4
4
2
6
6
7
6
6
15
22
30
45
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:50PM3.90m
1:01AM4.13m
1:43PM4.19m
1:49AM4.48m
2:28PM4.42m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.80m
6:53PM1.08m
7:22AM0.39m
7:40PM0.79m
8:07AM0.05m
8:21PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
10
13
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
7
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
9
12
10
9
10
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
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