Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.5° 

Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
10
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.7
W
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
43
67
86
70
50
51
47
54
183
194
309
238
150
199
155
97
78
75
74
96
100
65
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
WSW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
12:04PM3.21m
00:05AM3.43m
12:38PM3.31m
00:43AM3.49m
1:10PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.07m
6:06PM0.46m
6:29AM0.01m
6:42PM0.33m
7:03AM0.05m
7:15PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:30
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7:31
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6:21
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
4
3
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1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
8
2
4
4
5
3
3
1
-1
-1
2
1
1
2
7
5
4
6
8
10
6
5
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