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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 216 | 210 | 204 | 196 | 178 | 148 | 173 | 203 | 207 | 189 | 194 | 166 | 166 | 154 | 159 | 185 | 181 | 242 | 344 | 389 | 443 | 424 | 409 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 3.42 | 7:29AM 3.38 | 7:40PM 3.69 | 8:14AM 3.55 | 8:21PM 3.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.95 | 1:16AM 0.58 | 1:33PM 0.72 | 2:03AM 0.31 | 2:15PM 0.52 | 2:44AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Balnakiel Bay (light winds from the NE at Lochinver 50 km from Balnakiel Bay). 1.1m 9s swell from the N with a 0.3m 7s swell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
50 km away, 1 h 22 min ago
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