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Arbroath Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arbroath today?
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | SW 3 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | N 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | N 6 | SE 5 | N 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | |
3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:49PM4.00m | 6:57AM4.08m | 7:56PM3.77m | 8:01AM3.93m | 9:05PM3.62m | 9:08AM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM1.08m | 1:09PM0.54m | 1:30AM1.35m | 2:19PM0.73m | 2:40AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 235 | 241 | 235 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 89 | 242 | 242 | 235 | 235 | 223 | 235 | 228 | 223 | 224 | 228 |
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