Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 3 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 7 | NNE 10 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 132 | 132 | 127 | 127 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 150 | 144 | 0 | 137 | 190 | 137 | 0 |
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