Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 BST
Forecast 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
12.0° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
2.4
WNW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
NNE
0.9
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1
WSW
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)7566788886889991010101010101010101088877710109999877887845568887788899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)907483120281301241247282298369401667693656697787866102711991115103480865056981983271764158153649739535831930127523922020320218215515492119120106174181190221276332412443425448446426
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
2.88
3:09AM
3.02
4:00PM
2.86
4:11AM
2.93
4:58PM
2.90
5:13AM
2.92
5:52PM
2.99
6:10AM
2.98
6:41PM
3.12
7:01AM
3.09
7:25PM
3.27
7:46AM
3.22
8:06PM
3.43
8:27AM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
1.01
8:48PM
1.39
9:31AM
1.15
9:57PM
1.44
10:35AM
1.21
11:08PM
1.39
11:37AM
1.18
12:09AM
1.26
12:31PM
1.09
1:00AM
1.08
1:17PM
0.96
1:44AM
0.89
1:58PM
0.81
2:25AM
0.70
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise-4:16-------4:18-------4:18-------4:20-------4:20-------4:22-------4:24-------4:26--
Sunset------10:28-------10:27-------10:25-------10:25-------10:24-------10:22-------10:22-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101213131314131212121213141413131313131313131212121212121212121212121313131312111111131415141414141516171716161514141416
Feels °C (?)5787789777668888877778899897777778999101088898981010101111111111131111111112
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