Arbroath surf break

Arbroath surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arbroath today?

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
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)
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
95
98
73
41
42
40
31
21
11
11
9
5
5
5
4
4
1
2
0
7
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
N
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:59AM3.44m
10:57PM3.39m
10:57AM3.61m
11:48PM3.66m
11:50AM3.85m
00:34AM3.95m
Low Tide
3:30AM1.74m
4:20PM1.20m
4:43AM1.59m
5:19PM0.95m
5:42AM1.33m
6:09PM0.66m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
6
8
10
8
6
6
6
7
10
12
13
11
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
7
6
-2
-1
-1
2
6
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SW
4
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
33
95
73
41
42
40
31
21
11
11
9
5
5
5
3
1
2
2
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
10
6
1
1
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.9
NNE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
98
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
317
317
230
238
21
55
55
28
79
180
288
499
313
180
130
184
216
229
1309
705
1309
704
704
709
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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