Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:41PM3.23m | 00:46AM3.52m | 1:27PM3.33m | 1:29AM3.67m | 2:09PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:13AM-0.14m | 7:25PM0.36m | 7:56AM-0.22m | 8:05PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 78 | 91 | 88 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 132 | 132 | 133 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 132 | 57 | 133 | 133 | 42 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 165 | 305 | 1053 | 692 | 682 | 693 |
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