Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1010109121212111110101010916989888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21209731110109888705212111111
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
45
S
40
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
2.48
9:47AM
2.57
10:17PM
2.59
10:35AM
2.73
11:04PM
2.72
11:17AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
1.11
4:12PM
0.98
4:30AM
0.99
4:56PM
0.80
5:09AM
0.86
5:35PM
0.63
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----8:38-------8:37-------8:37---
Sunset------3:55-------3:56-------3:59-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-------------------1
Temp. °C655556655555455556777787
Feels °C (?)-5-5-4-20000121-1-21-1-101123134
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