Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 57 | 86 | 80 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 200 | 238 | 428 | 381 | 305 | 820 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38PM3.10m | 11:26AM3.06m | 11:24PM3.30m | 12:04PM3.21m | 00:05AM3.43m | 12:38PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.22m | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:52AM0.07m | 6:06PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.01m | 6:42PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 61 | 28 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 91 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NNE 11 | W 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | N 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 48 | — | 1 | 3 | 34 | 41 | — | 2 | 57 | 86 | 80 | 34 | 53 | 54 | 200 | 238 | 428 | 381 | 305 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 5 | 130 | 204 | 162 | 136 | 5 | 297 | 632 | 636 | 692 | 636 | 692 | 692 | 543 | 543 | 682 | 692 | 510 | 636 |
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