Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 189 | 203 | 206 | 184 | 146 | 98 | 85 | 66 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 59 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
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-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:38AM3.11m | 3:53PM2.87m | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:30PM2.66m | 5:05AM2.55m | 5:18PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.66m | 9:57PM0.69m | 10:18AM0.95m | 10:36PM0.91m | 10:57AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 184 | 146 | 98 | 85 | 66 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 42 | 82 | 49 | 37 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 13 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | W 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 5 | S 2 | S 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 189 | 203 | 206 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 89 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 55 | 59 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 49 | 30 | 2 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 684 | 330 | 330 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 273 | 5 | 239 | 297 | 589 | 634 | 636 | 636 | 691 | 682 | 682 | 397 | 384 | 127 | 144 | 163 |
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