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Arbroath Surf Forecast
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arbroath today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | |
5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:46AM3.83m | 12:57PM3.89m | 1:25AM3.91m | 1:41PM3.95m | 2:02AM3.98m | 2:22PM3.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM1.10m | 7:08PM0.84m | 7:28AM0.93m | 7:46PM0.82m | 8:05AM0.79m | 8:22PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 3 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 132 | 103 | 76 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 111 | 146 | 206 | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 13 | 13 | 117 | 73 | 73 | 253 | 490 | 464 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 |
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