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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 05 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 82 | 86 | 81 | 125 | 277 | 684 | 1069 | 1010 | 998 | 1058 | 593 | 645 | 505 | 432 | 368 | 341 | 412 | 370 | 264 | 208 | 148 | 178 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 3.42 | 12:02AM 3.47 | 12:17PM 3.46 | 12:54AM 3.40 | 1:05PM 3.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.06 | 6:14AM 0.28 | 6:40PM -0.00 | 7:02AM 0.41 | 7:31PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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