
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 105 | 126 | 115 | 80 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.51m | 8:28PM2.64m | 9:41AM2.66m | 9:42PM2.86m | 10:41AM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.89m | 2:31PM1.25m | 3:17AM0.70m | 3:47PM1.08m | 4:21AM0.45m | 4:42PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 3 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
22 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 12 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | N 16 | — | NW 10 | NW 5 | N 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
7 | 53 | 14 | 34 | 105 | 126 | 115 | 80 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 789 | 789 | 789 | 397 | 589 | 42 | 397 | 348 | 347 | 347 | 348 | 347 | 109 | 347 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 5 | 458 | 391 |
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