Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (23 May)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:59PM2.61m
6:55AM2.86m
8:10PM2.59m
8:04AM2.81m
9:11PM2.64m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.53m
00:54AM1.20m
1:48PM0.60m
2:10AM1.20m
2:54PM0.62m
3:17AM1.11m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:30
4:28
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:39
9:42
9:44
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
18
16
16
17
16
18
17
18
19
17
15
15
14
12
10
10
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
17
15
16
15
13
15
15
16
17
12
13
14
12
10
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
16
8
7
6
6
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
2
7
16
3
1
1
2
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
331
331
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
119
127
119
119
127
347
330
305
305
305
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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