Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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 Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
N
12
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
10
8
8
6
9
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
44
31
36
54
88
29
29
25
33
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM3.36m
8:51PM3.08m
8:57AM3.33m
10:00PM3.15m
10:02AM3.40m
10:59PM3.34m
Low Tide
1:13AM1.63m
2:02PM1.37m
2:16AM1.74m
3:13PM1.35m
3:32AM1.72m
4:23PM1.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
9
7
5
4
4
5
5
7
9
12
11
4
4
4
5
6
8
9
7
6
6
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
3
4
6
5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
4
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
31
36
2
32
29
29
25
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
9
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
7
10
8
8
6
9
5
1
3
18
44
4
4
54
88
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
211
211
211
944
483
225
218
225
141
232
106
255
252
110
301
201
201
201
0
80
82
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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