Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
61
256
154
238
48
169
202
238
81
81
64
62
62
52
38
37
37
35
24
17
17
16
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:02AM3.23m
9:34PM3.09m
10:25AM3.10m
10:56PM3.10m
11:45AM3.16m
Low Tide
2:09AM1.49m
2:48PM1.71m
3:28AM1.68m
4:22PM1.84m
5:14AM1.65m
5:54PM1.73m
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
12
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
13
14
15
13
16
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