Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.8
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)888877766777777455555554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140130987452351470014599219190626657493724
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
3.34
12:36PM
3.52
1:07AM
3.45
1:18PM
3.61
1:44AM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.02
6:33AM
0.31
6:56PM
-0.08
7:12AM
0.16
7:35PM
-0.06
7:52AM
0.08
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-8:20-------8:22-------8:23------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C121310988108101110998109109876788
Feels °C (?)107420020244232312210-1012
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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