Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.9
NNE
5
1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1
NE
7
1.5
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
11
35
15
11
15
0
85
156
77
53
86
99
284
77
74
74
61
62
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
SE
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:31PM3.51m
7:56AM3.52m
8:23PM3.25m
9:02AM3.23m
9:34PM3.09m
Low Tide
1:01PM1.03m
1:16AM1.22m
1:46PM1.41m
2:09AM1.49m
2:48PM1.71m
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5:48
5:50
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8:39
8:37
8:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
10
9
8
7
6
7
9
9
10
8
9
8
9
8
11
13
11
12
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