Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 13 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 235 | 240 | 184 | 152 | 95 | 85 | 66 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 112 | 97 | 77 | 66 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38AM3.11m | 3:53PM2.87m | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:30PM2.66m | 5:05AM2.55m | 5:18PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.66m | 9:57PM0.69m | 10:18AM0.95m | 10:36PM0.91m | 10:57AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | WNW 4 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 184 | 152 | 95 | 85 | 66 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 82 | 49 | 37 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | N 10 | W 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 11 | NW 14 | S 6 | N 17 | NW 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | W 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | S 3 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 235 | 240 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 112 | 97 | 77 | 66 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 300 | 120 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 5 | 239 | 297 | 589 | 634 | 682 | 634 | 692 | 682 | 413 | 384 | 1005 | 0 | 144 | 589 |
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