Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
31
44
48
105
91
381
257
621
231
227
192
192
170
163
114
107
68
64
36
33
31
17
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:25AM4.73m
6:08PM4.23m
6:11AM4.55m
6:54PM4.01m
6:58AM4.27m
7:41PM3.77m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.57m
11:38AM-0.05m
11:47PM0.72m
12:22PM0.20m
00:30AM0.91m
1:06PM0.54m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
16
17
17
14
12
11
11
14
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
13
14
12
12
12
13
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
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