Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
93
84
217
69
60
298
84
75
57
57
177
267
95
65
64
62
52
37
37
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:56AM3.52m
8:23PM3.25m
9:02AM3.23m
9:34PM3.09m
10:25AM3.10m
Low Tide
1:46PM1.41m
2:09AM1.49m
2:48PM1.71m
3:28AM1.68m
4:22PM1.84m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
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8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
10
14
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
14
11
9
8
7
11
15
15
15
15
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