Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
22
18
13
7
3
3
3
7
13
29
41
32
26
18
17
40
69
80
4
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:10PM3.83m
5:17AM3.80m
5:51PM3.59m
5:57AM3.63m
6:39PM3.35m
6:46AM3.48m
Low Tide
11:02PM1.02m
11:24AM0.84m
11:39PM1.23m
12:08PM1.05m
00:20AM1.44m
12:58PM1.25m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:59
9:00
9:02
9:05
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
12
1
0
1
2
0
1
3
2
1
0
-1
0
2
3
4
6
8
7
5
5
4
3
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
13
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
69
67
74
53
40
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
10
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
29
22
18
7
13
29
41
32
26
18
17
40
69
80
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
317
186
223
114
94
125
125
233
233
233
187
184
233
235
235
233
235
13
235
94
94
73
73
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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