Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
SW
3
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
9
16
30
33
41
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM3.48m
8:43AM3.51m
9:22PM3.35m
10:18AM3.45m
Low Tide
1:28PM1.13m
1:56AM1.21m
2:41PM1.43m
3:25AM1.34m
4:21PM1.54m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:55
7:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
5
6
7
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
14
14
14
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