Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BST
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Montrose surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Montrose sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
N
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
41
49
23
22
14
14
12
5
5
5
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
1
1
1
26
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
25
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59PM3.34m
11:00AM3.57m
11:50PM3.61m
11:52AM3.81m
00:36AM3.90m
12:41PM4.08m
Low Tide
4:23PM1.18m
4:45AM1.57m
5:22PM0.93m
5:44AM1.31m
6:12PM0.64m
6:34AM1.00m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
6
5
5
7
10
12
13
11
8
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
6
5
4
7
9
10
4
3
2
1
0
1
4
6
7
4
3
4
0
1
2
3
4
4
1
0
-1
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
55
41
49
23
22
14
12
12
5
5
5
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
7
11
6
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
14
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
5
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
8
2
5
13
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
76
80
80
95
170
282
511
200
200
109
110
198
198
211
211
211
696
198
210
673
700
1474
694
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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