Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Mar 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
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Montrose today?

The current surf forecast for Montrose at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)1312444444121245191919444444171920
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336810997333377771410111206715
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
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
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
4.51
2:49PM
4.78
3:18AM
4.54
3:27PM
4.77
3:54AM
4.46
4:09PM
4.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.24
9:00PM
-0.20
9:13AM
0.17
9:37PM
-0.09
9:51AM
0.21
10:17PM
0.17
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:13-------6:09-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:23-------6:25--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C7781214131211108999998768911865
Feels °C (?)4348910986576775322358410
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