
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 16 | NW 15 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 17 | N 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 116 | 85 | 43 | 60 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM2.38m | 7:04AM2.17m | 7:16PM2.35m | 8:33AM2.22m | 8:35PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.51m | 2:08AM1.21m | 2:29PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
47 | 116 | 85 | 30 | 60 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | N 13 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | N 10 | N 15 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 |
64 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 16 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 103 | 128 | 207 | 268 | 352 | 614 | 819 | 824 | 921 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 110 | 131 | 134 | 144 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 271 | 204 | 289 | 300 | 189 |
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