Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 03 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)--
Afternoon (03 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jan)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
2.1
N
2
N
2.3
NNW
2.5
N
2.2
N
1.7
N
1.3
N
1
N
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010999881010106810101096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4671447040294029399736013105254320531776156210056716257868307454151006893561326168160
Wind
(km/h)
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
WNW
45
NNW
20
NNE
25
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NW
40
NNW
25
N
25
NW
20
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
3.32
12:22PM
3.47
1:02AM
3.32
1:08PM
3.54
1:50AM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.07
6:18AM
0.39
6:47PM
-0.06
7:03AM
0.42
7:35PM
-0.09
7:46AM
0.50
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise------8:48-------8:48-------8:48-
Sunset3:33-------3:34-------3:37-------
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
-----------32-1311-1----
Temp. °C2211111112033233344321-11
Feels °C (?)-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-8-3-5-4-5-6-6-3-4-4-4-8-6
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