Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 130 | 231 | 534 | 696 | 590 | 375 | 224 | 113 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 128 | 92 | 201 | 163 | 133 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.62m | 10:19PM2.83m | 11:00AM2.85m | 10:58PM3.04m | 11:34AM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.81m | 4:20PM1.07m | 4:45AM0.57m | 4:59PM0.83m | 5:20AM0.34m | 5:35PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 268 | 110 | 79 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 224 | 113 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 36 | 121 | 277 | 335 | 272 | 201 | 163 | 133 | — | 3 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | N 7 | W 15 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 11 | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 130 | 66 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | W 3 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | N 11 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 3 | — | S 5 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 231 | 534 | 696 | 590 | 375 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 128 | 92 | 44 | — | 44 | 384 | 1367 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 165 | 397 | 384 | 297 | 239 | 230 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 131 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 154 | 114 | 101 | 31 | 0 | 630 | 630 | 682 | 509 |
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