Balnakiel Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.58° N 4.77° W

Balnakiel Bay, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balnakiel Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.1° 

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

35 minutes ago
clearno report
wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.4 °C23
23

-

Lochinver

50 km S79 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(10 km/h at 315°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP7339

83 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.9 °C-
-


Edderton wx

90 km SSE23 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the WNW
(16 km/h at 283°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Stornoway

90 km SW30 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 190°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP453

87 km S3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C-
-


SHIP7641

87 km S3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C-
-


SHIP5235

87 km S15 m above sea level

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


SHIP7122

87 km S3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C-
-


SHIP3896

87 km S3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °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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