
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
311 | 244 | 240 | 181 | 104 | 79 | 61 | 48 | 66 | 68 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.27m | 9:18AM2.24m | 9:30PM2.42m | 10:22AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.52m | 3:03AM1.27m | 3:32PM1.41m | 4:13AM1.06m | 4:25PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 79 | 61 | 48 | 66 | 68 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | S 5 | — | S 7 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 16 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
311 | 244 | 240 | 181 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 397 | 331 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 305 | 120 | 119 |
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