Balnakiel Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.58° N 4.77° W

Balnakiel Bay, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balnakiel Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.6° 

Balnakiel Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Balnakiel Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Balnakiel Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Balnakiel Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Altnaharra NO 2

38 km SSE81 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
20
- °C23
23
-
-
-

Edderton wx

90 km SSE23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 221°)
5
5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Stornoway

90 km SW30 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 53°)
5
-1 °C-
-
-
-
0

EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site

90 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Tain Range

97 km SSE188 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 290°)
5 °C10.0
10.0
overcast
-
-

SHIP1425

98 km ENE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
6.0 °C-
-


SHIP3989

98 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP9044

98 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


Tain Range

98 km SSE188 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 290°)
5 °C10.0
10.0
overcast
-
-

SHIP2551

98 km ENE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
6.0 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Balnakiel Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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