
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 105 | 159 | 167 | 108 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.61m | 6:32AM2.72m | 7:13PM2.49m | 7:35AM2.53m | 8:14PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM1.07m | 1:00PM0.97m | 1:24AM1.18m | 2:07PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | W 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
55 | 105 | 159 | 167 | 108 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1022 | 1249 | 498 | 498 | 297 | 201 | 212 | 293 | 1590 | 415 | 190 | 190 | 163 | 5 | 239 | 119 | 119 | 300 | 293 |
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