Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
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 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 73 | 90 | 113 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 90 | 101 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:30PM2.66m | 5:05AM2.55m | 5:18PM2.44m | 6:09AM2.31m | 6:29PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.95m | 10:36PM0.91m | 10:57AM1.21m | 11:28PM1.15m | 11:56AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 15 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 12 | W 15 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 87 | 73 | 90 | 113 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 90 | 101 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 276 | 31 | 373 | 634 | 692 | 692 | 682 | 634 | 682 | 458 | 413 | 1060 | 127 | 131 | 509 | 508 | 692 | 692 | 756 | 1060 | 756 | 563 | 563 |
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