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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)--

Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
1
W
1
W
0.2
ESE
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)121191312111111102121451055511134441211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55133200098009868750232921733
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
55
SSW
65
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
2.24
6:35PM
2.15
7:10AM
2.22
8:16PM
2.20
8:35AM
2.38
9:23PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
1.36
12:40AM
1.53
2:04PM
1.33
2:36AM
1.41
3:19PM
1.11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--6:35-------6:33-------6:30-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:07-------6:08--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---3-1------------------
Temp. °C999775543346755555677655
Feels °C (?)0-4-5-10-3-4-4-6-6-4-2-2-4-5-5-4-4-3-2-1000
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