Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)777766655555556666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72745731181698101411128814141414191419181812
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
3.23
3:43AM
3.09
4:28PM
2.95
4:39AM
2.90
5:39PM
2.68
5:48AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.23
9:36PM
0.62
10:04AM
0.41
10:31PM
0.92
11:12AM
0.62
11:43PM
1.18
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset---8:32-------8:35-------8:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C898876555566555671012109987
Feels °C (?)554444222232222356755554
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