Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
41
25
26
30
43
59
109
111
246
252
220
231
227
173
170
170
163
112
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM4.40m
5:25AM4.73m
6:08PM4.23m
6:11AM4.55m
6:54PM4.01m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.57m
11:38AM-0.05m
11:47PM0.72m
12:22PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:45
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
12
15
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
10
11
11
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
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