Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
4
5
5
3
7
20
25
15
6
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
6
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NNW
0
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM4.27m
5:02AM4.51m
5:30PM4.15m
5:41AM4.32m
6:09PM3.96m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.46m
11:13AM0.22m
11:24PM0.56m
11:51AM0.46m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
20
17
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
17
14
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
17
14
13
11
9
10
8
9
10
13
11
8
7
7
10
10
10
12
13
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