Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fraserburgh today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fraserburgh at 7PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fraserburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 152 | 440 | 641 | 560 | 492 | 524 | 562 | 562 | 512 | 411 | 354 | 250 | 187 | 116 | 79 | 60 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:02PM3.09m | 4:02AM3.45m | 4:47PM2.93m | 4:48AM3.23m | 5:32PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM-0.04m | 9:53PM0.61m | 10:33AM0.17m | 10:37PM0.76m | 11:18AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 152 | 440 | — | 560 | 492 | 524 | 562 | 562 | 512 | 411 | 354 | 250 | 187 | 116 | 79 | 60 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NW 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 133 | 28 | 33 | 641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 186 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 189 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 118 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 42 | 57 | 190 | 299 | 704 | 692 | 200 |
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