Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
NE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
NW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
9
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
6
17
69
123
118
67
45
58
43
39
37
22
21
21
11
34
19
28
33
37
74
116
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:16PM3.20m
1:31AM3.16m
1:52PM3.14m
2:03AM3.10m
2:28PM3.02m
2:36AM3.01m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.41m
7:25PM0.45m
7:41AM0.39m
7:56PM0.56m
8:14AM0.44m
8:28PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:15
5:13
5:11
5:07
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8:54
8:57
8:59
9:01
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
N
7
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
9
0.9
N
8
Energy kJ
21
16
11
11
4
4
118
67
45
58
43
28
21
20
16
11
7
5
12
1
4
37
74
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
SE
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.5
NE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
4
28
31
26
41
39
37
22
21
21
11
4
6
4
5
14
16
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
9
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
6
17
69
123
62
8
34
19
28
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
156
289
305
305
156
130
130
130
127
127
127
0
0
0
119
297
350
391
306
289
205
205
137
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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