Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 16 | NW 15 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 221 | 220 | 166 | 70 | 119 | 85 | 43 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.29m | 5:50PM2.38m | 7:04AM2.17m | 7:16PM2.35m | 8:33AM2.22m | 8:35PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM1.40m | 00:21AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.51m | 2:08AM1.21m | 2:29PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 221 | 220 | 166 | 70 | 119 | 85 | 30 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 11 | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 11 | E 5 | — | N 13 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | NW 15 | N 10 | N 15 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | — | — | 64 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 19 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 81 | 91 | 96 | 155 | 205 | 277 | 323 | 491 | 602 | 798 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 143 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 204 | 307 | 384 | 384 | 204 |
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