
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:26PM2.56m | 8:02AM2.64m | 8:47PM2.59m | 9:31AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.92m | 1:44AM1.05m | 2:35PM0.99m | 3:17AM0.93m | 3:58PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | W 4 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
41 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 58 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 243 | 334 | 132 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 384 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 119 | 127 | 57 | 42 | 31 | 42 | 796 | 589 |
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