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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 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 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 33 | 95 | 123 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 88 | 86 | 60 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 2.93 | 5:39AM 2.52 | 5:36PM 2.77 | 6:42AM 2.48 | 6:41PM 2.66 | 7:41AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:26PM 0.65 | 11:36AM 1.26 | 12:32AM 0.77 | 12:50PM 1.28 | 1:34AM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - |
| Sunset | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
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