
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 43 | 62 | 44 | 64 | 88 | 158 | 279 | 593 | 638 | 547 | 550 | 561 | 561 | 497 | 475 | 380 | 288 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16PM3.23m | 3:17AM3.58m | 4:02PM3.09m | 4:02AM3.45m | 4:47PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.49m | 9:47AM-0.04m | 9:53PM0.61m | 10:33AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | N 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | 13 | 1 | 39 | 64 | 88 | — | — | — | 638 | 547 | 550 | 561 | 561 | 497 | 475 | 380 | 288 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — |
30 | 43 | 62 | 44 | 38 | 18 | 158 | 279 | 593 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 1425 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 205 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 157 | 57 | 42 | 25 |
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