Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 4PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Sep)--
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
3
0.3
SE
2
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.1
N
14
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SSE
4
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
0
7
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
4
1
12
4
15
1
1
1
12
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:45PM4.57m
3:51AM4.85m
4:20PM4.49m
4:28AM4.71m
4:53PM4.32m
Low Tide
9:24AM-0.21m
9:34PM0.29m
9:59AM-0.11m
10:09PM0.30m
10:33AM0.11m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:31
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
15
19
19
18
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
18
20
19
16
Feels °C
10
14
15
16
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
10
12
11
12
12
13
14
17
18
14
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