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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 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 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 91 | 75 | 59 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 80 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 460 | 220 | 95 | 314 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 3.61 | 11:54PM 3.65 | 12:18PM 3.73 | 12:39AM 3.77 | 12:57PM 3.85 | 1:21AM 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 1.25 | 6:02AM 1.11 | 6:24PM 1.07 | 6:42AM 1.04 | 7:03PM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -5 | -4 |
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