Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 2PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NE
6
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
6
6
6
5
11
15
16
16
183
112
80
119
120
347
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM4.25m
6:49PM3.79m
7:04AM3.88m
7:31PM3.51m
7:56AM3.52m
8:23PM3.25m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.63m
00:32AM0.95m
1:01PM1.03m
1:16AM1.22m
1:46PM1.41m
rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
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8:43
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
11
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
12
14
12
11
10
11
14
13
13
11
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
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