Fraserburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNE
10
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.5
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
18
85
68
56
58
56
33
33
38
191
639
815
574
716
579
478
346
273
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:37PM2.85m
4:43AM3.04m
5:21PM2.75m
5:34AM2.88m
6:17PM2.64m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.41m
10:31PM0.77m
11:06AM0.57m
11:19PM0.89m
11:58AM0.76m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
13
13
14
15
17
16
14
10
7
3
3
4
4
5
7
9
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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