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Arbroath Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arbroath today?
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 66 | 132 | 672 | 943 | 384 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 303 | 224 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:50AM3.85m | 00:34AM3.95m | 12:39PM4.12m | 1:17AM4.21m | 1:27PM4.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM1.33m | 6:09PM0.66m | 6:32AM1.02m | 6:56PM0.40m | 7:18AM0.69m | 7:41PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | 9:20 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 132 | 281 | 371 | 384 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 303 | 224 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 36 | 66 | 1 | 672 | 943 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 216 | 229 | 583 | 806 | 262 | 229 | 709 | 263 | 1353 | 1353 | 186 | 186 | 0 | 544 | 544 | 418 | 592 | 673 | 186 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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