Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 23 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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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 (?)
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010109998888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45164345437337403298284425082199175915481441123111181026924781701603531458413397394420
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
3.89
5:32PM
4.17
6:14AM
3.76
6:20PM
3.98
7:06AM
3.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.29
11:15AM
0.83
11:47PM
0.46
11:59AM
0.98
12:34AM
0.70
12:51PM
1.16
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----8:22-------8:21-------8:18---
Sunset------4:20-------4:22-------4:24-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--12222---------11---1--
Temp. °C655444555666665555555555
Feels °C (?)-4-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4
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