Fraserburgh surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
17
22
19
15
6
2
1
3
22
35
50
69
68
68
66
62
58
40
39
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:37AM2.93m
11:58PM2.97m
12:18PM2.97m
00:33AM3.02m
12:57PM2.98m
1:08AM3.04m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.63m
6:13AM0.61m
6:28PM0.64m
6:48AM0.53m
7:02PM0.67m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:20
4:18
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:51
9:52
9:53
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
17
15
14
14
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
16
16
12
8
8
9
7
10
13
10
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
Energy kJ
77
77
52
42
26
18
9
5
6
2
1
1
22
35
50
69
68
68
66
62
58
40
39
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SE
6
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
7
16
17
22
19
15
1
4
4
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
132
132
589
589
328
322
119
119
127
130
130
130
130
132
0
5
5
171
133
127
0
0
0
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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