Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.1
N
10
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
5
6
6
10
18
17
12
9
10
24
2
2
2
1
8
6
2
13
9
10
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43AM4.13m
6:00PM3.80m
6:24AM3.77m
6:38PM3.51m
7:14AM3.41m
7:29PM3.23m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.78m
11:55PM0.84m
12:17PM1.15m
00:35AM1.14m
12:59PM1.51m
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:23
7:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
15
13
13
14
11
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
13
12
15
Feels °C
9
10
12
12
13
10
8
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
5
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
10
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