Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 10AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 482 | 569 | 527 | 427 | 418 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.80m | 00:15AM3.11m | 12:46PM2.95m | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:18PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.62m | 6:08PM0.78m | 6:36AM0.41m | 6:39PM0.63m | 7:07AM0.23m | 7:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | N 6 | ESE 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 53 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 204 | 1 | 482 | 569 | 527 | 427 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | SE 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 151 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 36 | 46 | — | 53 | 64 | 66 | 85 | 87 | 113 | — | — | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 271 | 279 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 289 | 271 | 162 | 57 | 130 | 130 | 162 | 162 | 365 | 350 | 292 | 212 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 |
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