Montrose Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Montrose Surf Guide

Montrose on the East Coast is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Take care of the strong rips here.

Montrose Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	9.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Montrose:

The best conditions reported for surf at Montrose occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Montrose (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Montrose with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in November while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Montrose Location Map

Interactive Montrose surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Montrose is Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Montrose is Leuchars Airport (ADX), also in U.k, 47 km (29 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Montrose Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:19 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	4	4	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Montrose look like?

Latest photos from Montrose. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Sean Clifton

Tides at Montrose

Current tide and informaton

For Montrose, 4 km from Montrose.

Next High Water: 06:00am | 3.64m

Next Low Water: 12:10pm | 1.08m

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Montrose Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.2 °C) at Montrose is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (7.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.