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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:45PM2.97m | 12:05PM2.96m | 00:20AM3.02m | 12:45PM2.97m | 00:56AM3.04m | 1:24PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:17PM0.67m | 6:37AM0.56m | 6:51PM0.70m | 7:12AM0.53m | 7:24PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | N 13 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 128 | 115 | 114 | 32 | 119 | 124 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 118 |
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