Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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Fraserburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraserburgh sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
23
23
13
13
13
13
9
9
8
4
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25AM3.11m
11:58PM3.07m
12:04PM3.18m
00:29AM3.15m
12:40PM3.21m
1:00AM3.18m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.73m
5:49PM0.32m
6:05AM0.58m
6:23PM0.32m
6:38AM0.47m
6:55PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
5:15
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8:47
8:51
8:52
8:54
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
12
15
15
13
9
9
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
9
13
11
11
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
26
25
24
23
23
13
13
13
13
6
6
5
4
1
1
1
1
54
45
45
34
34
29
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
4
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
1
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
8
14
13
12
16
17
18
25
38
40
44
51
59
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
127
127
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
131
130
130
130
80
80
57
80
119
119
120
42
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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