Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:26PM3.18m | 3:31AM3.46m | 4:03PM3.02m | 4:12AM3.21m | 4:40PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.46m | 9:53AM0.23m | 9:58PM0.60m | 10:30AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | E 4 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 137 | 144 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 150 | 150 | 190 | 1249 | 154 | 130 |
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