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) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 184 | 126 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 117 | 97 | 82 | 74 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 212 | 184 | 126 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | N 8 | NNE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 11 | N 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 42 | 82 | 49 | 37 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | — | NNE 7 | — | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 6 | NW 10 | S 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 52 | 87 | 117 | 97 | 82 | 74 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 295 | 293 | 297 | 634 | 634 | 682 | 682 | 634 | 682 | 682 | 413 | 774 | 127 | 133 | 397 |
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