Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
N
7
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
11
13
10
10
23
26
55
41
83
83
116
146
146
149
118
116
83
80
57
56
56
66
66
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
N
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:28PM3.02m
2:36AM3.01m
3:06PM2.86m
3:12AM2.89m
3:46PM2.68m
3:51AM2.76m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.44m
8:28PM0.69m
8:48AM0.53m
9:00PM0.84m
9:25AM0.68m
9:35PM0.99m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:11
5:07
5:05
5:03
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8:59
9:01
9:04
9:06
1
Temp °C
8
10
11
8
6
6
5
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
2
4
6
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Energy kJ
4
5
10
10
10
23
26
55
41
83
83
116
146
146
149
118
116
83
80
57
56
56
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NW
4
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
3
5
2
6
2
10
19
15
28
6
1
1
3
3
3
5
2
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NW
8
0.3
W
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SE
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
42
11
13
10
5
6
1
1
7
11
13
29
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
307
413
205
133
133
127
127
133
156
704
205
1052
156
4
0
0
0
130
130
130
135
135
134
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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