Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 246 | 276 | 313 | 411 | 697 | 553 | 331 | 153 | 86 | 91 | 61 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.95m | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:18PM3.07m | 1:19AM3.42m | 1:48PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.63m | 7:07AM0.23m | 7:10PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.11m | 7:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 111 | 135 | 171 | 246 | 276 | 313 | 411 | 697 | 553 | 331 | 153 | 86 | 91 | 61 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 39 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 3 | SE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 71 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 81 | 122 | 124 | 69 | 35 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 130 | 162 | 101 | 256 | 31 | 95 | 95 | 31 | 95 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 42 | 192 | 205 | 205 | 192 |
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