
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 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 16 | N 17 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 17 | N 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 136 | 484 | 473 | 463 | 364 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.17m | 7:16PM2.35m | 8:33AM2.22m | 8:35PM2.45m | 9:38AM2.40m | 9:34PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM1.51m | 2:08AM1.21m | 2:29PM1.46m | 3:21AM1.03m | 3:35PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
20 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 867 | 484 | 449 | 463 | 364 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | — | — | ENE 10 | NW 14 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 136 | 7 | 473 | 381 | 297 | 250 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 16 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 106 | 178 | 259 | 321 | 407 | 585 | 819 | 882 | 925 | 947 | 1083 | 1112 | 433 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 144 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 189 | 300 | 189 | 189 | 157 | 157 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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