Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 BST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Balnakiel Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Balnakiel Bay in the next 12 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 14) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Fri 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf10PM (Fri 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 9s
Most Powerful 1PM (Thu 10th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Balnakiel Bay over the next 12 days.

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Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)877778788999999999888876667778888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1951421511843203784344643343033152261932401601187971504931201230741251159699829692103665735
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SE
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
SE
5
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
3.27
7:46AM
3.22
8:06PM
3.43
8:27AM
3.33
8:44PM
3.59
9:06AM
3.41
9:20PM
3.73
9:43AM
3.46
9:55PM
3.83
10:21AM
3.48
10:30PM
3.89
11:01AM
3.46
11:08PM
3.89
11:42AM
3.41
11:48PM
3.82
12:28PM
3.33
12:34AM
3.69
1:20PM
3.24
1:29AM
3.52
2:19PM
3.15
2:34AM
3.34
3:27PM
3.11
3:49AM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.96
1:44AM
0.89
1:58PM
0.81
2:25AM
0.70
2:37PM
0.68
3:04AM
0.53
3:14PM
0.57
3:43AM
0.39
3:51PM
0.51
4:21AM
0.29
4:28PM
0.50
5:00AM
0.24
5:06PM
0.55
5:40AM
0.25
5:47PM
0.65
6:23AM
0.32
6:32PM
0.78
7:10AM
0.46
7:22PM
0.93
8:04AM
0.63
8:23PM
1.06
9:08AM
0.81
9:38PM
1.12
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise4:22--4:24--4:26--4:26--4:28--4:30--4:31--4:33--4:35--4:37--4:39--4:41--
Sunset-10:22--10:22--10:21--10:20--10:19--10:16--10:15--10:14--10:13--10:10--10:08--10:07-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131413151616161718212020232122262823242319171613141513131411141414181818
Feels °C (?)9991010119131620191822212126262121191716151212131211129111111141416

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Balnakiel Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Balnakiel Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Balnakiel Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Balnakiel Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Balnakiel Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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