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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Montrose today?
The current surf forecast for Montrose at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | |
7 | 16 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 214 | 170 | 353 | 421 | 336 | 285 | 237 | 205 | 153 | 118 | 85 | 70 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:58PM4.63m | 4:16AM4.49m | 4:52PM4.49m | 5:06AM4.38m | 5:49PM4.26m | 6:00AM4.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.29m | 10:23AM0.06m | 10:48PM0.52m | 11:15AM0.16m | 11:38PM0.80m | 12:10PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 170 | 3 | 2 | 336 | 285 | 237 | 205 | 153 | 118 | 85 | 70 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 214 | 139 | 353 | 421 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 202 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 492 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 52 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 218 | 218 |
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