Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 BST
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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?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
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)
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
10
10
10
17
40
89
128
1
1
1
3
10
12
15
17
13
8
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM3.84m
00:46AM3.83m
12:57PM3.89m
1:25AM3.91m
1:41PM3.95m
Low Tide
6:02AM1.29m
6:27PM0.86m
6:48AM1.10m
7:08PM0.84m
7:28AM0.93m
7:46PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:33
4:31
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:45
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
12
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
5
6
5
5
7
8
10
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
136
124
96
62
43
28
16
15
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
10
10
10
17
40
89
128
184
128
3
10
12
15
17
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
223
223
223
223
223
233
233
233
233
233
233
241
690
605
13
13
13
220
73
235
605
490
280
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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