Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 8AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
13
2
1
4
4
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
3
4
3
16
8
8
21
46
105
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:57PM3.49m
11:39AM3.66m
00:10AM3.72m
12:51PM3.91m
1:12AM4.05m
1:52PM4.18m
Low Tide
5:06AM1.23m
5:51PM1.21m
6:26AM0.92m
6:58PM1.00m
7:28AM0.51m
7:52PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
8:59
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
16
17
18
15
13
12
11
14
15
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
13
13
15
11
10
10
9
13
11
8
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
16
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