Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 41 | 103 | 189 | 232 | 225 | 276 | 268 | 259 | 243 | 236 | 233 | 347 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 172 | 163 | 64 | 116 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.71m | 4:36AM2.50m | 4:43PM2.52m | 5:38AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM1.00m | 10:08PM0.86m | 10:21AM1.21m | 11:01PM1.08m | 11:14AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 103 | 189 | 232 | 225 | 276 | 59 | 47 | 243 | 236 | 233 | 347 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 172 | 163 | 64 | 116 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | ENE 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 259 | 34 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 81 | 106 | 89 | — | — | 43 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 516 | 693 | 289 | 205 | 120 | 109 | 66 | 109 | 119 | 120 | 119 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
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