Arbroath Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.55° N 2.58° W

Arbroath 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arbroath sea temperature is
14.1°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arbroath at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
4
0.3
NE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
NE
7
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
6
6
4
5
8
5
5
3
6
7
9
12
15
7
3
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:04PM3.58m
1:07AM3.88m
1:40PM3.86m
1:42AM4.17m
2:13PM4.12m
Low Tide
6:59PM1.28m
7:24AM0.74m
7:34PM0.99m
7:57AM0.43m
8:07PM0.73m
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:01
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
13
11
11
10
11
12
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
6
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
7
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