
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 131 | 138 | 238 | 223 | 143 | 80 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:51AM2.85m | 10:57PM3.07m | 11:43AM3.07m | 11:45PM3.34m | 12:27PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.57m | 4:57PM0.83m | 5:28AM0.25m | 5:45PM0.61m | 6:13AM0.00m | 6:26PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 49 | 56 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 |
10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
74 | 76 | 14 | 37 | 86 | 131 | 138 | 238 | 223 | 143 | 80 | 69 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 107 | 142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 686 | 636 | 636 | 716 | 1136 | 458 | 458 | 460 | 189 | 159 | 171 | 154 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 131 | 135 | 144 | 131 | 131 | 127 |
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