Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
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Arbroath surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.2
SSE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)866668899101010101010999588888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9010566521273983988611090130712031109996911815627528398671408733130
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
3.79
6:17PM
4.06
7:04AM
3.57
7:07PM
3.76
7:55AM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.43
11:47AM
1.13
12:26AM
0.74
12:34PM
1.34
1:14AM
1.06
1:28PM
1.52
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:41-------8:40-------8:38---
Sunset------3:52-------3:55-------3:56-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1--1-----------13342
Temp. °C344345544443221223333344
Feels °C (?)000-2-100-3-2-100-1-2-2-2-3-4-5-6-7-6-4-4
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