Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.1
N
9
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
SSW
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
2
44
100
1
1
2
110
86
63
47
32
23
31
6
7
4
10
26
35
26
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
S
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM4.20m
6:43PM3.83m
6:50AM4.02m
7:29PM3.68m
7:43AM3.81m
8:27PM3.52m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.82m
12:20PM0.51m
00:31AM0.94m
1:03PM0.71m
1:18AM1.10m
1:54PM0.96m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
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9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
13
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
11
14
17
15
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
14
12
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
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