Fraserburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.4° 

Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW 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 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.3
NW
13
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
235
240
184
152
95
85
66
49
34
21
21
21
112
97
77
66
58
38
37
26
6
5
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
35
S
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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
off
off
cross-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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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:43
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7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
14
13
12
11
12
11
13
14
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
8
12
8
9
6
9
7
7
7
6
4
4
5
5
7
8
11
9
5
7
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