Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 GMT
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Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
6.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.8
WNW
0.3
NW
1.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)116665511566788910121212121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121237229125653224106310373483904186229243738497349444393374026792284193516591069
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
30
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
3.04
3:39PM
3.03
3:59AM
2.81
4:45PM
2.73
5:06AM
2.60
6:15PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
0.49
9:51PM
0.78
10:18AM
0.71
10:57PM
1.10
11:42AM
0.90
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--6:00------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----6:29-------6:30-------6:34--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1111-1------1--
Temp. °C1188987655445534432444257
Feels °C (?)3-4-2121-3-5-6-7-6-7-8-10-9-9-9-8-5-30-6-22
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