Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.94m | 1:48AM3.29m | 2:18PM2.97m | 2:20AM3.35m | 2:51PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.38m | 7:36PM0.62m | 8:07AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.58m | 8:40AM0.24m | 8:41PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | N 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | N 7 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 177 | 774 | 397 | 384 | 322 | 416 | 307 | 2717 | 2717 | 1120 | 150 | 575 | 413 | 190 | 794 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 413 |
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