Fraserburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
N
11
0.8
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
54
25
11
15
8
15
16
7
14
7
6
6
22
16
39
57
35
32
65
149
227
235
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM3.48m
2:51PM3.18m
2:57AM3.40m
3:25PM3.11m
3:35AM3.27m
4:03PM2.98m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.09m
8:49PM0.40m
9:15AM0.20m
9:25PM0.47m
9:53AM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
14
9
9
10
7
10
11
10
10
10
7
5
4
6
8
10
8
6
7
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