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/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arbroath today?
The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Arbroath. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | N 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:27AM4.56m | 3:55PM4.65m | 4:14AM4.51m | 4:49PM4.51m | 5:03AM4.40m | 5:47PM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.04m | 9:58PM0.27m | 10:21AM0.03m | 10:46PM0.50m | 11:12AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 255 | 205 | 158 | 121 | 99 | 76 | 52 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 43 | — | — | 47 | 163 | 224 | 208 | 273 | 327 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 223 | 225 | 241 | 241 | 187 | 60 | 310 | 263 | 345 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 131 | 73 | 72 |
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