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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
7.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
E
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
ESE
4
ESE
Period(s) (?)667777667777666677788899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3947778265367090111137204159194167161251422604585889149297515142651
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
3.95
2:35PM
4.26
3:04AM
4.01
3:09PM
4.38
3:39AM
4.04
3:42PM
4.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.62
8:18AM
0.81
8:45PM
0.43
8:52AM
0.71
9:20PM
0.29
9:25AM
0.66
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:30-------8:29-------8:26---
Sunset------4:09-------4:12-------4:14-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
31--------11---------221
Temp. °C666656666777787778777766
Feels °C (?)233224544322220-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-5-5
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