Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 3AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (14 May)--
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
0.7
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
85
92
260
428
414
485
485
411
303
224
182
142
96
73
41
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:34AM3.95m
12:39PM4.12m
1:17AM4.21m
1:27PM4.38m
1:59AM4.41m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.66m
6:32AM1.02m
6:56PM0.40m
7:18AM0.69m
7:41PM0.20m
8:02AM0.40m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
7
5
5
7
8
10
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
10
11
10
7
5
5
4
7
8
5
5
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
4
5
3
1
1
0
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.7
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
92
260
428
414
485
485
411
303
224
182
142
96
73
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
32
66
85
4
4
3
3
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1309
262
228
229
583
405
669
659
806
186
367
452
0
0
544
186
0
55
0
0
0
13
13
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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