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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 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
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 521 | 599 | 389 | 294 | 343 | 256 | 202 | 123 | 126 | 481 | 490 | 403 | 993 | 2344 | 2716 | 2489 | 1922 | 1440 | 1169 | 1037 | 845 | 608 | 450 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 3.91 | 8:16AM 4.13 | 8:45PM 4.06 | 8:56AM 4.22 | 9:22PM 4.12 | 9:38AM 4.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:20AM 0.25 | 2:43PM -0.17 | 3:00AM 0.07 | 3:22PM -0.19 | 3:40AM -0.02 | 4:02PM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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