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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 01 May 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 230 | 189 | 55 | 419 | 1687 | 2648 | 5814 | 6607 | 5952 | 4941 | 3732 | 2966 | 2538 | 1775 | 1447 | 1294 | 1212 | 1222 | 1183 | 1186 | 1187 | 827 | 1031 | 763 | 643 | 569 | 555 | 565 | 617 | 660 | 631 | 530 | 488 | 374 | 363 | 276 | 281 | 151 | 229 | 243 | 243 | 251 | 247 | 255 | 183 | 149 | 131 | 134 | 144 | 167 | 197 | 199 | 210 | 229 | 236 | 202 | 209 | 173 | 161 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33PM 3.99 | 11:04AM 3.76 | 11:20PM 3.75 | 12:01PM 3.40 | 12:15AM 3.48 | 1:09PM 3.06 | 1:23AM 3.23 | 2:33PM 2.84 | 2:45AM 3.09 | 3:59PM 2.80 | 4:04AM 3.08 | 5:09PM 2.90 | 5:09AM 3.16 | 6:01PM 3.06 | 5:59AM 3.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 0.08 | 5:18PM 0.48 | 5:49AM 0.35 | 6:07PM 0.84 | 6:47AM 0.66 | 7:05PM 1.17 | 7:57AM 0.93 | 8:17PM 1.41 | 9:22AM 1.06 | 9:45PM 1.49 | 10:44AM 1.01 | 11:04PM 1.39 | 11:44AM 0.87 | 12:01AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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