Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
7
7
5
4
3
6
6
10
8
8
13
14
6
6
7
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM3.44m
10:15AM3.56m
10:57PM3.49m
11:39AM3.66m
Low Tide
3:00PM1.19m
3:34AM1.35m
4:25PM1.30m
5:06AM1.23m
5:51PM1.21m
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cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
19
17
14
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
10
9
11
13
13
14
15
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
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