Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
214
218
162
99
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
5
E
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:17AM2.98m
9:31PM3.15m
10:37AM3.06m
10:43PM3.30m
11:36AM3.29m
Low Tide
2:39PM1.92m
3:50AM1.58m
4:18PM1.87m
5:10AM1.37m
5:28PM1.65m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:48
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7:50
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7:54
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6:00
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5:57
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5:54
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2
7
5
5
1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
10
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
9
8
8
9
9
8
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