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Balmedie Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Balmedie surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Balmedie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balmedie sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Balmedie today?
The current surf forecast for Balmedie at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Balmedie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
255 | 206 | 123 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 43 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:55PM3.46m | 5:02AM3.46m | 5:58PM3.23m | 6:01AM3.33m | 7:07PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.09m | 10:48PM0.68m | 11:22AM0.24m | 11:43PM0.93m | 12:25PM0.42m | 00:44AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | 9:36 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 255 | 206 | 123 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 177 | 177 | 185 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 165 |
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