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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 71 | 89 | 82 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 90 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 96 | 121 | 146 | 129 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:09PM 3.05 | 5:17AM 2.95 | 5:22PM 3.23 | 6:15AM 3.16 | 6:16PM 3.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM 1.47 | 10:48PM 0.99 | 11:14AM 1.32 | 11:56PM 0.76 | 12:13PM 1.08 | 12:43AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Balnakiel Bay (calm at Altnaharra NO 2 38 km from Balnakiel Bay). 0.6m 10s swell from the W with a 0.6m 4s local chop from the WNW and a 0.3m 9s swell from the NNW as well as a 0.2m 8s swell from the NNE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
38 km away, 1 h 2 min ago
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