Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
8.8° 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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)--
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
10
1.4
NE
10
1.7
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.8
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
226
377
652
677
690
785
595
489
375
288
234
171
168
117
88
73
55
47
32
32
32
21
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:19AM4.17m
1:29PM4.33m
2:02AM4.37m
2:17PM4.54m
2:45AM4.50m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.39m
7:20AM0.69m
7:44PM0.20m
8:04AM0.40m
8:29PM0.12m
8:49AM0.19m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:21
9:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
10
10
6
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
9
11
2
1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
2
4
1
-1
-1
1
4
4
3
4
4
5
2
1
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
10
1.7
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.8
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
377
652
677
690
785
595
489
375
288
234
171
168
117
88
73
55
47
32
32
32
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
10
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
39
56
226
29
34
20
31
1
2
3
1
2
10
8
6
2
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
1
3
1
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1462
562
527
388
21
527
694
201
201
49
0
0
0
0
9
76
76
48
49
80
89
89
80
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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