Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
34
32
31
29
15
14
14
5
9
5
4
4
4
6
6
8
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27PM3.52m
8:51AM3.62m
9:38PM3.44m
10:15AM3.56m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.96m
2:17AM1.26m
3:00PM1.19m
3:34AM1.35m
4:25PM1.30m
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5:20
5:22
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9:10
9:07
9:06
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
14
11
10
9
10
11
9
10
10
11
9
9
11
12
13
11
11
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