Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 2AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.1
N
11
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.6
S
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
0
1
1
2
5
6
6
19
19
17
12
6
9
16
20
14
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM4.09m
5:43AM4.13m
6:00PM3.80m
6:24AM3.77m
6:38PM3.51m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.58m
11:41AM0.78m
11:55PM0.84m
12:17PM1.15m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:23
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
14
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
7
7
10
6
6
5
6
6
6
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