Donate now

Please do not use this page to report an emergency. If you are reporting an incident around the coastline or at sea please dial 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. Contacting us directly could result in a delay to required search and rescue assets being deployed.

Forecasts and tides for Macduff

The local weather for Macduff with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions.

5-day weather forecast

Wed

Sunshine

12°C

Min: 10°C
Max: 12°C

Thu

Rain

11°C

Min: 9°C
Max: 11°C

Fri

Rain

13°C

Min: 10°C
Max: 13°C

Sat

Rain

12°C

Min: 9°C
Max: 12°C

Sun

Rain

12°C

Min: 11°C
Max: 12°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Wednesday 7 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 9
5am 0.9ft 11
8am 1.1ft 11
11am 1.3ft 10
2pm 1.5ft 10
5pm 1.6ft 10
8pm 1.7ft 10
11pm 1.7ft 10

Thursday 8 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 10
5am 1.7ft 10
8am 1.7ft 10
11am 1.8ft 9
2pm 0.9ft 11
5pm 0.9ft 11
8pm 1.9ft 10
11pm 1.9ft 9

Friday 9 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 9
5am 2.2ft 9
8am 2.1ft 9
11am 1.7ft 10
2pm 1.5ft 10
5pm 1.4ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 12
11pm 0.8ft 12

Saturday 10 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.5ft 12
5am 1.5ft 11
8am 1.5ft 11
11am 1.6ft 11
2pm 1.7ft 11
5pm 1.7ft 10
8pm 1.7ft 10
11pm 4.8ft 5

Sunday 11 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 10
5am 1.9ft 10
8am 2.0ft 9
11am 2.1ft 9
2pm 2.1ft 9
5pm 2.1ft 9
8pm 2.2ft 9
11pm 2.6ft 9

Wednesday 7 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 9
5am 0.9ft 11
8am 1.1ft 11
11am 1.3ft 10
2pm 1.5ft 10
5pm 1.6ft 10
8pm 1.7ft 10
11pm 1.7ft 10

Thursday 8 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 10
5am 1.7ft 10
8am 1.7ft 10
11am 1.8ft 9
2pm 0.9ft 11
5pm 0.9ft 11
8pm 1.9ft 10
11pm 1.9ft 9

Friday 9 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 9
5am 2.2ft 9
8am 2.1ft 9
11am 1.7ft 10
2pm 1.5ft 10
5pm 1.4ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 12
11pm 0.8ft 12

Saturday 10 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.5ft 12
5am 1.5ft 11
8am 1.5ft 11
11am 1.6ft 11
2pm 1.7ft 11
5pm 1.7ft 10
8pm 1.7ft 10
11pm 4.8ft 5

Sunday 11 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 10
5am 1.9ft 10
8am 2.0ft 9
11am 2.1ft 9
2pm 2.1ft 9
5pm 2.1ft 9
8pm 2.2ft 9
11pm 2.6ft 9

Wednesday 7 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 9
5am 0.7ft 11
8am 0.8ft 11
11am 0.9ft 11
2pm 1.1ft 10
5pm 1.2ft 10
8pm 1.3ft 10
11pm 1.3ft 10

Thursday 8 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.4ft 10
5am 1.4ft 10
8am 1.4ft 10
11am 1.4ft 10
2pm 1.0ft 10
5pm 1.0ft 10
8pm 1.5ft 10
11pm 1.5ft 10

Friday 9 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.5ft 9
5am 1.5ft 10
8am 1.4ft 10
11am 1.3ft 10
2pm 1.2ft 10
5pm 1.2ft 10
8pm 0.4ft 12
11pm 0.7ft 12

Saturday 10 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 12
5am 1.3ft 11
8am 1.3ft 11
11am 1.4ft 11
2pm 1.4ft 11
5pm 1.5ft 10
8pm 1.5ft 10
11pm 2.8ft 5

Sunday 11 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.6ft 10
5am 1.6ft 10
8am 1.7ft 10
11am 1.8ft 9
2pm 1.9ft 9
5pm 1.9ft 9
8pm 1.9ft 9
11pm 2.4ft 9

Wednesday 7 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 9
5am 0.7ft 11
8am 0.8ft 11
11am 0.9ft 11
2pm 1.1ft 10
5pm 1.2ft 10
8pm 1.3ft 10
11pm 1.3ft 10

Thursday 8 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.4ft 10
5am 1.4ft 10
8am 1.4ft 10
11am 1.4ft 10
2pm 1.0ft 10
5pm 1.0ft 10
8pm 1.5ft 10
11pm 1.5ft 10

Friday 9 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.5ft 9
5am 1.5ft 10
8am 1.4ft 10
11am 1.3ft 10
2pm 1.2ft 10
5pm 1.2ft 10
8pm 0.4ft 12
11pm 0.7ft 12

Saturday 10 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 12
5am 1.3ft 11
8am 1.3ft 11
11am 1.4ft 11
2pm 1.4ft 11
5pm 1.5ft 10
8pm 1.5ft 10
11pm 2.8ft 5

Sunday 11 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.6ft 10
5am 1.6ft 10
8am 1.7ft 10
11am 1.8ft 9
2pm 1.9ft 9
5pm 1.9ft 9
8pm 1.9ft 9
11pm 2.4ft 9

Wednesday 7 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.5ft 9
5am 1.5ft 10
8am 1.7ft 10
11am 1.9ft 10
2pm 2.2ft 10
5pm 2.4ft 10
8pm 2.4ft 10
11pm 2.4ft 10

Thursday 8 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 12
5am 0.7ft 12
8am 2.3ft 10
11am 1.1ft 11
2pm 1.1ft 11
5pm 1.4ft 11
8pm 2.4ft 10
11pm 1.5ft 11

Friday 9 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.6ft 9
5am 2.6ft 10
8am 2.4ft 10
11am 2.3ft 10
2pm 2.2ft 10
5pm 2.0ft 10
8pm 0.7ft 12
11pm 0.9ft 12

Saturday 10 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.2ft 12
5am 1.5ft 11
8am 1.8ft 11
11am 1.9ft 11
2pm 2.1ft 11
5pm 2.1ft 10
8pm 0.2ft 15
11pm 0.2ft 14

Sunday 11 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.2ft 10
5am 2.3ft 10
8am 2.4ft 10
11am 2.6ft 9
2pm 2.6ft 9
5pm 2.6ft 9
8pm 2.7ft 9
11pm 3.0ft 9