
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 9PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 6 | N 10 | W 14 | NW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 16 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.34m | 1:07AM3.65m | 1:41PM3.38m | 1:45AM3.65m | 2:14PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.32m | 7:31AM-0.16m | 7:40PM0.26m | 8:07AM-0.07m | 8:15PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | NW 4 | SE 6 | WNW 3 | — | N 6 | N 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 13 | NNW 13 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 3 | SE 7 | — | N 10 | W 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSE 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | N 14 | NNW 4 | N 6 |
9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 7 | NW 4 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | W 13 | W 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 16 | SE 5 | NNW 6 | — |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 2 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 28 | 139 | 158 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 384 | 119 | 119 | 127 | 131 | 143 | 458 | 397 | 589 | 42 | 305 | 119 | 109 | 109 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 127 |
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