Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
N
11
0.3
SE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
16
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
5
14
7
20
30
19
18
12
6
5
12
23
24
18
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM4.46m
5:26PM4.09m
5:43AM4.13m
6:00PM3.80m
6:24AM3.77m
6:38PM3.51m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.42m
11:18PM0.58m
11:41AM0.78m
11:55PM0.84m
12:17PM1.15m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:23
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
11
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
9
12
10
10
9
8
8
10
7
7
6
6
7
6
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