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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Balnakiel Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balnakiel Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | |
167 | 128 | 123 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 103 | 195 | 232 | 273 | 252 | 192 | 186 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:11AM3.45m | 9:25PM3.60m | 9:48AM3.38m | 10:01PM3.57m | 10:25AM3.27m | 10:37PM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.63m | 3:47AM0.54m | 3:58PM0.68m | 4:24AM0.59m | 4:33PM0.77m | 5:03AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:16 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 167 | 128 | 123 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 195 | 232 | 273 | 252 | 192 | 186 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NE 7 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 103 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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