Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
21
17
10
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
6
3
2
4
7
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:30PM4.15m
5:41AM4.32m
6:09PM3.96m
6:26AM4.06m
6:56PM3.72m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.22m
11:24PM0.56m
11:51AM0.46m
00:05AM0.73m
12:34PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:04
8:01
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
8
10
12
13
10
9
7
7
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
13
12
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