Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 35 | 87 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 883 | 1872 | 4195 | 4425 | 3568 | 2446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.85m | 10:58PM3.04m | 11:34AM3.08m | 11:36PM3.24m | 12:08PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.83m | 5:20AM0.34m | 5:35PM0.60m | 5:55AM0.16m | 6:11PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 76 | 150 | 151 | 120 | 87 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 320 | 117 | 43 | 16 | 30 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 15 | — | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | W 15 | — | — | N 13 | W 16 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 21 | — | 7 | 14 | 38 | 35 | — | 7 | 298 | 1006 | 784 | 878 | 1264 | 883 | 1872 | 4195 | 4425 | 3568 | 2446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 127 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 31 | 0 | 638 | 630 | 632 | 509 | 509 | 508 | 682 | 682 | 716 | 692 | 692 | 692 |
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