Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
0.1
N
8
1.1
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
42
151
124
59
26
16
19
45
89
37
31
24
5
2
2
5
5
2
4
7
5
4
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58AM4.66m
2:22PM4.55m
2:41AM4.67m
3:02PM4.50m
3:27AM4.55m
3:45PM4.35m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.04m
8:25PM0.14m
8:48AM0.13m
9:06PM0.12m
9:30AM0.34m
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
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light rain
clear
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cloud
clear
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4:39
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4:37
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4:35
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 mm
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
15
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
0
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
0
3
6
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
7
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