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Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 5AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
1544 | 1250 | 891 | 579 | 415 | 364 | 318 | 235 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:57PM3.29m | 12:11PM3.42m | 00:39AM3.40m | 1:00PM3.50m | 1:22AM3.43m | 1:50PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.33m | 6:30PM0.08m | 6:51AM0.15m | 7:15PM0.12m | 7:37AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
-2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 1544 | 1250 | 891 | 579 | 415 | 364 | 318 | 235 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | E 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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