Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNE 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 46 | 38 | 55 | 44 | 104 | 216 | 300 | 284 | 227 | 174 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 61 | 57 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM3.11m | 3:35AM3.27m | 4:03PM2.98m | 4:20AM3.07m | 4:47PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.20m | 9:25PM0.47m | 9:53AM0.39m | 10:06PM0.60m | 10:37AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 4 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 33 | 216 | 300 | 284 | 227 | 174 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 14 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | N 9 | WNW 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 104 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 7 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 46 | 38 | 55 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 28 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 397 | 416 | 397 | 384 | 305 | 297 | 190 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 133 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 239 | 297 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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