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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 158 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 2.77 | 6:42AM 2.48 | 6:41PM 2.66 | 7:41AM 2.51 | 7:45PM 2.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 1.26 | 12:32AM 0.77 | 12:50PM 1.28 | 1:34AM 0.85 | 1:58PM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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