Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.2
ESE
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
14
6
5
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51AM3.09m
8:05PM3.16m
9:17AM2.98m
9:31PM3.15m
10:37AM3.06m
Low Tide
1:20PM1.77m
2:12AM1.57m
2:39PM1.92m
3:50AM1.58m
4:18PM1.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:57
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Temp °C
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
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