Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.5
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)88888877799101099944444555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43942331427715898563010171718181717161626272827283645
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
0
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
4.66
4:22AM
4.28
4:28PM
4.55
4:59AM
4.15
5:10PM
4.34
5:41AM
3.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.37
10:03PM
-0.05
10:13AM
0.41
10:40PM
0.12
10:51AM
0.54
11:20PM
0.41
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise7:26-------7:22-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:21-------5:22-------5:25-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------1-1--------1--
Temp. °C579889776678887789987788
Feels °C (?)-21332155344555432212-1-10-1
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