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Montrose surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Montrose today?
The current surf forecast for Montrose at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | NNE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 92 | 89 | 95 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:54PM3.60m | 6:00AM3.64m | 6:42PM3.36m | 6:49AM3.48m | 7:41PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.88m | 11:41PM1.26m | 12:10PM1.08m | 00:23AM1.46m | 1:01PM1.26m | 1:13AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | SW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 92 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 27 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 110 | 216 | 216 | 202 | 199 | 216 | 218 | 218 | 225 | 311 | 227 | 97 | 110 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 255 | 256 | 255 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 311 |
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