Fraserburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
7
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
18
17
17
17
17
9
9
8
22
34
26
88
90
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:51AM3.64m
3:26PM3.18m
3:31AM3.46m
4:03PM3.02m
4:12AM3.21m
4:40PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:16AM-0.02m
9:21PM0.46m
9:53AM0.23m
9:58PM0.60m
10:30AM0.53m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:46
8:44
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
13
13
13
12
13
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