
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 57 | 62 | 56 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:41PM3.38m | 1:45AM3.65m | 2:14PM3.33m | 2:22AM3.55m | 2:47PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.26m | 8:07AM-0.07m | 8:15PM0.28m | 8:40AM0.12m | 8:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
26 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 62 | 56 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | — | N 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 15 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 10 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | NW 8 | N 14 | N 15 | SE 6 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 42 | 119 | 119 | 109 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 127 | 130 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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