Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 108 | 138 | 151 | 131 | 96 | 55 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 11 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 82 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 12 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 6 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | S 6 | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 108 | 138 | 151 | 131 | 96 | 55 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 273 | 295 | 293 | 632 | 634 | 692 | 682 | 682 | 634 | 682 | 789 | 413 | 406 | 127 | 132 | 397 |
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