Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.3
SE
5
0.6
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
101
7
3
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
5
15
17
17
21
9
0
6
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:28PM4.42m
2:32AM4.73m
3:08PM4.55m
3:12AM4.86m
3:45PM4.57m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.55m
8:47AM-0.15m
8:59PM0.38m
9:24AM-0.21m
9:34PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
18
16
13
12
13
13
15
16
19
19
14
Feels °C
8
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
9
7
8
8
10
12
16
18
10
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