Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
1
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
173
219
219
181
146
116
85
80
57
56
56
69
71
68
64
60
49
45
44
43
43
29
29
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM2.86m
3:12AM2.89m
3:46PM2.68m
3:51AM2.76m
4:31PM2.49m
4:38AM2.64m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.84m
9:25AM0.68m
9:35PM0.99m
10:08AM0.84m
10:15PM1.15m
11:00AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:01
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9:01
9:04
9:06
9:07
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
1
1
2
3
1
0
2
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
60
81
219
219
181
146
116
85
80
57
56
56
69
71
68
64
60
49
45
44
43
43
63
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
6
9
9
3
3
3
5
12
11
12
10
10
14
15
6
6
2
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
1
2
6
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1
N
9
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.3
SW
2
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
40
173
3
7
8
17
37
44
46
61
71
74
104
94
83
85
1
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
289
205
119
0
0
0
0
130
130
130
130
130
130
131
131
132
131
118
133
132
132
0
60
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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