Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 62 | 86 | 107 | 110 | 159 | 288 | 298 | 397 | 536 | 575 | 660 | 704 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.83m | 4:55AM2.92m | 5:21PM2.63m | 5:45AM2.63m | 6:11PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.78m | 11:08AM0.84m | 11:21PM0.98m | 11:53AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 62 | 86 | 107 | 110 | — | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 159 | 288 | — | 397 | 536 | 575 | 660 | 704 | 766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 143 | 143 | 127 | 5 | 133 | 133 | 289 | 329 | 328 | 328 | 205 | 328 | 299 | 343 | 415 | 691 | 299 | 131 |
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