Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
26
43
42
44
51
167
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
10
7
10
6
6
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:55PM4.65m
4:14AM4.51m
4:49PM4.51m
5:03AM4.40m
5:47PM4.27m
5:57AM4.24m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.27m
10:21AM0.03m
10:46PM0.50m
11:12AM0.14m
11:35PM0.78m
12:08PM0.32m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:46
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:25
9:28
9:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
14
15
15
12
10
10
11
12
15
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
6
6
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
8
7
7
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
1.6
SE
7
0.1
N
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
230
1
281
235
193
171
147
106
76
52
35
26
14
9
6
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
10
6
6
5
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
5
26
43
42
44
51
167
266
2
2
2
6
10
9
3
1
1
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
241
241
187
312
312
287
475
55
55
55
55
52
52
26
52
73
73
52
72
72
76
72
235
235
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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