Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 19 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 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
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
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
22
22
22
21
12
12
6
6
6
6
2
6
7
39
28
27
18
16
10
9
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
20
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:07AM3.41m
2:43PM3.36m
2:55AM3.33m
3:39PM3.17m
3:47AM3.22m
4:40PM2.94m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.03m
8:50PM0.43m
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<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>
9:30
9:32
9:35
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
11
10
17
17
16
1
2
1
0
1
3
4
3
4
4
7
10
11
11
11
10
7
7
8
7
5
14
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
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
1.6
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
35
22
22
22
21
12
12
6
6
6
276
202
183
136
79
57
36
29
16
10
9
15
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
6
2
6
7
39
28
27
18
16
9
4
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
7
6
6
3
1
5
1
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
S
2
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
44
75
114
138
263
365
375
452
402
314
403
2
4
4
1
18
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
271
284
391
300
186
157
186
162
135
76
16
16
16
57
31
57
42
57
130
131
130
131
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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