Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 4AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
N
7
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
12
0.3
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
32
34
18
14
12
5
3
1
3
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM2.82m
10:53AM2.88m
11:22PM2.91m
11:37AM2.93m
11:58PM2.97m
12:18PM2.97m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.84m
5:17PM0.62m
5:37AM0.71m
5:53PM0.63m
6:13AM0.61m
6:28PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:49
9:51
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
14
15
18
18
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
5
10
10
16
15
11
11
9
9
9
10
13
10
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
2
1
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
99
89
75
54
44
27
19
9
8
5
5
3
1
1
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
W
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
W
3
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.6
SSE
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
8
11
13
31
68
111
125
119
98
222
1
1
28
32
34
18
14
12
4
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
130
130
130
130
509
509
509
110
80
230
60
60
137
589
566
328
307
119
119
127
130
130
130
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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