Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 101 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 11:49AM3.07m | 11:59PM3.29m | 12:41PM3.23m | 00:46AM3.52m | 1:27PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.59m | 6:26AM0.07m | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:13AM-0.14m | 7:25PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 101 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 10 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 24 | — | 97 | 117 | 140 | 58 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 135 | 144 | 144 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 57 | 130 | 130 | 144 | 130 |
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