Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 87 | 131 | 111 | 62 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.51m | 8:28PM2.64m | 9:41AM2.66m | 9:42PM2.86m | 10:41AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM1.25m | 3:17AM0.70m | 3:47PM1.08m | 4:21AM0.45m | 4:42PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 16 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | — | N 16 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 87 | 131 | 111 | 62 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 566 | 42 | 787 | 397 | 347 | 348 | 348 | 109 | 347 | 413 | 119 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 119 | 1249 | 458 | 120 |
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