Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 148 | 200 | 246 | 275 | 439 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM3.06m | 11:24PM3.30m | 12:04PM3.21m | 00:05AM3.43m | 12:38PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:52AM0.07m | 6:06PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.01m | 6:42PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 65 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 106 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | W 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | S 6 | NNE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | — | — | 5 | 35 | 33 | 67 | — | 24 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 148 | 200 | 246 | 275 | 439 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 5 | 130 | 204 | 162 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 632 | 636 | 1227 | 692 | 636 | 1107 | 716 | 692 | 636 | 632 |
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