Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s 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 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
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
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
2
2
13
51
38
36
25
23
10
9
5
4
2
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:43PM3.36m
2:55AM3.33m
3:39PM3.17m
3:47AM3.22m
4:40PM2.94m
4:44AM3.08m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.03m
8:50PM0.43m
9:19AM0.11m
9:41PM0.66m
10:17AM0.24m
10:36PM0.89m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:32
9:35
9:37
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
11
17
17
17
15
15
15
0
0
3
4
3
4
4
6
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
8
7
15
17
15
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
6
347
6
294
240
183
136
57
44
35
25
23
10
9
23
15
15
14
18
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
2
13
51
38
36
29
20
10
4
5
2
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
1
7
2
1
5
5
4
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
212
335
407
326
368
510
314
2
22
31
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
300
186
186
162
162
135
45
16
16
34
16
5
31
57
130
130
131
130
131
127
127
130
130
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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