Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | NW 20 | N 23 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 50 | 185 | 124 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 93 | 155 | 83 | 80 | 35 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM3.22m | 2:33AM3.21m | 2:44PM3.08m | 3:10AM3.00m | 3:17PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.33m | 8:38AM0.54m | 8:53PM0.46m | 9:09AM0.77m | 9:28PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | E 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 169 | 90 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 198 | 158 | 182 | 171 | 151 | 125 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | NW 20 | N 23 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 93 | 155 | 83 | 80 | 35 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | W 4 | N 10 | NW 8 | — | — | W 18 | N 10 | WNW 21 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 50 | 185 | 124 | 4 | 35 | 38 | 183 | 225 | 336 | 365 | 1 | 465 | 438 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 756 | 686 | 80 | 384 | 132 | 163 | 760 | 885 | 774 | 760 | 413 | 109 | 109 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 57 | 60 | 31 |
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