Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
4
6
3
3
4
5
6
4
5
11
12
8
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:27AM4.61m
4:55PM4.27m
5:02AM4.51m
5:30PM4.15m
5:41AM4.32m
6:09PM3.96m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.08m
10:48PM0.46m
11:13AM0.22m
11:24PM0.56m
11:51AM0.46m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:04
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
19
20
16
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
14
12
12
10
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
13
15
18
18
14
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
8
9
7
10
10
10
11
13
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