Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 15 | E 8 | NW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 401 | 8 | 577 | 440 | 355 | 378 | 212 | 202 | 61 | 62 | 429 | 572 | 408 | 237 | 145 | 64 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 132 | 249 | 196 |
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-on | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38AM2.40m | 9:34PM2.63m | 10:23AM2.62m | 10:19PM2.83m | 11:00AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM1.03m | 3:35PM1.29m | 4:07AM0.81m | 4:20PM1.07m | 4:45AM0.57m | 4:59PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -1 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | E 8 | NW 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 401 | 8 | 577 | 676 | 553 | 465 | 360 | 307 | 198 | 122 | 89 | 98 | 67 | 237 | 145 | 64 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 108 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 4 | E 6 | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 131 | — | — | 440 | 355 | 378 | 212 | 202 | 61 | 62 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 55 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | N 9 | E 6 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 899 | 433 | 1149 | 749 | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 429 | 572 | 408 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 19 | 132 | 249 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 355 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 130 | 120 | 4 | 589 | 110 |
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