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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banff sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
265 | 222 | 164 | 161 | 150 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 54 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:34AM2.87m | 10:30PM2.81m | 10:27AM3.00m | 11:10PM2.95m | 11:11AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.48m | 4:39AM0.91m | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 265 | 222 | 164 | 161 | 150 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 54 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 162 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 115 | 115 | 32 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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