Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 356 | 395 | 427 | 461 | 482 | 674 | 734 | 634 | 497 | 476 | 418 | 422 | 529 | 627 | 656 | 593 | 463 | 329 | 351 | 222 | 194 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:45AM2.63m | 6:11PM2.44m | 6:49AM2.40m | 7:19PM2.31m | 8:13AM2.28m | 8:45PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM1.13m | 00:18AM1.18m | 1:00PM1.35m | 1:49AM1.30m | 2:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 593 | 463 | 329 | 351 | 222 | 194 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 310 | 356 | 395 | 427 | 461 | 482 | 674 | 734 | 634 | — | 476 | 418 | 422 | 529 | 627 | 656 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 299 | 299 | 696 | 1295 | 299 | 299 | 347 | 131 | 131 | 289 | 159 | 157 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 25 | 157 |
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