Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 13 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
7.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.5
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)66687777445661010126121166668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51514132291695173088136122352332621181835
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
3.29
10:57AM
3.31
11:28PM
3.37
11:53AM
3.46
12:23AM
3.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.64
4:34AM
1.56
5:08PM
1.52
5:37AM
1.47
6:05PM
1.32
6:26AM
1.32
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------8:36-------8:34-------8:33-
Sunset3:59-------4:00-------4:01-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C643323345655444565443334
Feels °C (?)1-2-3-4-4-2-2-2-1-1-4-2-2-1-1-111010-1-10
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