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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
30 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:56AM3.04m | 1:24PM2.95m | 1:33AM3.04m | 2:03PM2.89m | 2:10AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.70m | 7:12AM0.53m | 7:24PM0.73m | 7:48AM0.53m | 7:58PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 30 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | ESE 3 | — | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | E 3 | E 3 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 3 | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 161 | 166 | 164 | 124 | 128 | 124 | 124 | 115 | 115 |
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