Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
13.8°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SE
7
0.2
SSW
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2.2
SE
7
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
0
1
0
5
5
14
8
5
21
9
31
39
61
77
100
173
0
0
253
246
366
406
352
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:24AM4.69m
3:50PM4.50m
4:00AM4.68m
4:24PM4.44m
4:40AM4.57m
5:02PM4.27m
Low Tide
9:34AM-0.04m
9:47PM0.25m
10:10AM0.04m
10:24PM0.26m
10:48AM0.24m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
10
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13
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13
13
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Feels °C
6
7
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8
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12
11
11
9
8
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8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
12
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