Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 39 | 57 | 35 | 32 | 65 | 149 | 227 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23AM3.48m | 2:51PM3.18m | 2:57AM3.40m | 3:25PM3.11m | 3:35AM3.27m | 4:03PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.09m | 8:49PM0.40m | 9:15AM0.20m | 9:25PM0.47m | 9:53AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
47 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 149 | 227 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 6 | — | — |
5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 33 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | ESE 4 | N 6 | SSE 6 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 39 | 57 | 35 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 57 | 150 | 508 | 563 | 563 | 132 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 589 | 794 | 416 | 397 | 398 | 305 | 190 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 127 | 130 | 162 |
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