Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM3.48m | 2:19PM3.20m | 2:23AM3.48m | 2:51PM3.18m | 2:57AM3.40m | 3:25PM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.06m | 8:15PM0.38m | 8:41AM0.09m | 8:49PM0.40m | 9:15AM0.20m | 9:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
43 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | E 4 | NNE 5 | N 7 | E 4 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 192 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 150 | 154 | 509 | 397 | 190 | 131 | 127 | 458 | 458 | 813 | 397 | 347 | 289 |
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