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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Montrose today?
The current surf forecast for Montrose at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | |
10 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:58PM3.74m | 8:03AM3.90m | 9:07PM3.59m | 9:10AM3.79m | 10:13PM3.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.55m | 1:32AM1.34m | 2:21PM0.73m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:36PM0.84m | 3:59AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | 9:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 225 | 218 | 216 | 216 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 252 | 257 | 68 | 217 | 217 | 216 | 216 | 217 | 225 | 217 | 216 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 210 |
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