Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.2° 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: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5.5
ESE
5
E
5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)8888899910101111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81810551097102114441646222628664237553461626218633564536218604764537129745371946581567653165040
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
4.04
3:42PM
4.43
4:14AM
4.03
4:16PM
4.41
4:51AM
3.98
4:52PM
4.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
0.29
9:25AM
0.66
9:54PM
0.21
10:00AM
0.66
10:30PM
0.21
10:36AM
0.72
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:26-------8:26-------8:23---
Sunset------4:14-------4:15-------4:17-
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---111-31112---231-111-1
Temp. °C877777777776655454444445
Feels °C (?)-1-3-1-1-2-1-1-3-4-4-4-6-6-7-6-8-7-9-9-8-7-7-7-6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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