Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
14
6
6
3
3
3
3
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
ESE
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:52PM3.32m
7:51AM3.09m
8:05PM3.16m
9:17AM2.98m
9:31PM3.15m
Low Tide
1:00AM1.37m
1:20PM1.77m
2:12AM1.57m
2:39PM1.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
9
8
8
8
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