Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 41 | 35 | 47 | 106 | 183 | 195 | 285 | 264 | 219 | 119 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM3.07m | 3:38AM3.11m | 3:53PM2.87m | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:30PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:44AM0.66m | 9:57PM0.69m | 10:18AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 119 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 52 | 112 | 68 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 41 | 35 | 47 | 106 | 183 | 195 | 285 | 264 | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 774 | 636 | 691 | 691 | 330 | 305 | 297 | 119 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 273 | 5 | 31 | 293 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 |
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