Fraserburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.68° N 1.99° W

Fraserburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.4° 

Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
1.4
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.9
W
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
95
67
66
47
33
32
21
20
108
138
151
131
96
55
36
21
5
10
Wind (km/h)
5
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
S
25
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53PM2.87m
4:18AM2.84m
4:30PM2.66m
5:05AM2.55m
5:18PM2.44m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.69m
10:18AM0.95m
10:36PM0.91m
10:57AM1.21m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
15
12
13
Feels °C
11
8
9
5
8
5
6
6
4
4
3
5
4
5
8
10
11
5
6
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