Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.7°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
0
1
60
0
0
0
60
0
94
100
124
131
134
139
183
235
136
101
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM3.80m
2:18AM4.14m
2:47PM4.00m
2:50AM4.38m
3:19PM4.17m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.99m
8:30AM0.52m
8:37PM0.78m
9:02AM0.28m
9:09PM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
15
14
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