
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 24 | 33 | 65 | 159 | 480 | 628 | 328 | 592 | 545 | 416 | 335 | 257 | 202 | 170 | 142 | 117 | 86 | 66 | 42 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43AM3.04m | 5:21PM2.75m | 5:34AM2.88m | 6:17PM2.64m | 6:39AM2.72m | 7:26PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.77m | 11:06AM0.57m | 11:19PM0.89m | 11:58AM0.76m | 00:21AM1.00m | 1:08PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
93 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 36 | 33 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 328 | 2 | 1 | 416 | 335 | 257 | 202 | 170 | 142 | 117 | 86 | 66 | 42 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 5 | SE 7 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | W 3 |
72 | 52 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 5 |
19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 2 | — | S 4 | — | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 159 | 480 | 628 | 294 | 592 | 545 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1053 | 42 | 95 | 1005 | 831 | 200 | 256 | 157 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 132 |
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