
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 6AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). 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 (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 15 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 63 | 32 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:45AM3.65m | 2:14PM3.33m | 2:22AM3.55m | 2:47PM3.23m | 3:00AM3.36m | 3:19PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM-0.07m | 8:15PM0.28m | 8:40AM0.12m | 8:49PM0.35m | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 11 | SSE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
16 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 63 | 32 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 15 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | — | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 15 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
18 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 48 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 109 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 127 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 636 | 636 | 692 | 563 | 691 |
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