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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Montrose today?
The current surf forecast for Montrose at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 164 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 304 | 244 | 206 | 159 | 135 | 113 | 96 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:06PM 3.56 | 9:59AM 3.42 | 10:07PM 3.52 | 10:50AM 3.50 | 11:03PM 3.56 | 11:36AM 3.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM 1.61 | 3:29AM 1.12 | 3:54PM 1.55 | 4:27AM 1.16 | 4:53PM 1.42 | 5:18AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - |
| Sunset | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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