
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 66 | 71 | 58 | 55 | 66 | 62 | 70 | 309 | 740 | 871 | 574 | 658 | 526 | 435 | 316 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM3.18m | 4:37PM2.85m | 4:43AM3.04m | 5:21PM2.75m | 5:34AM2.88m | 6:17PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.41m | 10:31PM0.77m | 11:06AM0.57m | 11:19PM0.89m | 11:58AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 206 | 93 | 71 | 58 | 55 | 66 | 62 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 164 | 2 | 3 | 435 | 316 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 66 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 10 | E 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 135 | 235 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 53 | 4 | 309 | 740 | 871 | 574 | 658 | 526 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 350 | 292 | 186 | 186 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 788 | 688 | 1005 | 212 | 110 | 159 | 159 | 25 | 0 |
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