Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | N 15 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 91 | 84 | 60 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 5 | 110 | 272 | 330 | 320 | 226 | 184 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:05AM2.55m | 5:18PM2.44m | 6:09AM2.31m | 6:29PM2.28m | 7:41AM2.18m | 8:07PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.91m | 10:57AM1.21m | 11:28PM1.15m | 11:56AM1.43m | 00:59AM1.32m | 1:51PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 7 | N 8 | SSE 7 | N 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 11 | S 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 6 | NW 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | S 2 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 91 | 84 | 60 | 27 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 53 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 51 | 110 | 272 | 330 | 320 | 226 | 184 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 634 | 682 | 682 | 413 | 384 | 774 | 131 | 136 | 589 | 508 | 692 | 692 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 563 | 737 | 701 | 692 | 563 | 566 | 563 | 546 |
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