Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | N 19 | N 16 | N 17 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 17 | N 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 14 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 163 | 363 | 7 | 249 | 245 | 228 | 187 | 207 | 516 | 453 | 251 | 109 | 55 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 8:33AM2.22m | 8:35PM2.45m | 9:38AM2.40m | 9:34PM2.63m | 10:23AM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM1.21m | 2:29PM1.46m | 3:21AM1.03m | 3:35PM1.29m | 4:07AM0.81m | 4:20PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 16 | ESE 8 | NW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 721 | 8 | 163 | 363 | 7 | 647 | 392 | 239 | 187 | 117 | 74 | 110 | 93 | 109 | 55 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | NW 15 | — | NW 14 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | 249 | 245 | 228 | 167 | 84 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | N 16 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 205 | 266 | 321 | 452 | 574 | 767 | 824 | 903 | 941 | 722 | 704 | 663 | 1026 | 854 | 560 | — | 27 | 207 | 516 | 453 | 251 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 189 | 204 | 189 | 204 | 189 | 189 | 204 | 135 | 135 | 157 | 130 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 131 | 393 | 307 | 95 | 239 | 57 | 0 | 131 |
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