Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
34
35
34
22
22
21
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
7
36
39
28
27
24
16
10
9
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:50PM3.48m
2:07AM3.41m
2:43PM3.36m
2:55AM3.33m
3:39PM3.17m
3:47AM3.22m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.24m
8:26AM0.03m
8:50PM0.43m
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:32
9:35
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
6
5
9
11
11
7
8
7
7
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
34
34
34
35
34
22
22
21
12
12
6
6
6
250
196
147
79
63
54
37
24
16
10
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
36
39
28
27
30
16
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
7
1
6
6
4
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
7
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
4
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
15
31
29
39
60
88
118
216
331
375
350
326
306
336
1
3
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
162
162
205
279
279
391
575
186
162
162
162
80
66
16
16
57
0
31
31
31
57
57
131
131
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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