Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0.5
E
6
0.8
SW
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
11
6
7
31
40
34
33
33
45
32
31
31
30
15
14
14
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
SE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:29PM3.68m
7:43AM3.81m
8:27PM3.52m
8:51AM3.62m
9:38PM3.44m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.71m
1:18AM1.10m
1:54PM0.96m
2:17AM1.26m
3:00PM1.19m
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:10
9:07
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
18
17
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
13
10
9
9
9
11
14
13
13
12
11
8
9
10
11
12
12
11
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