Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (31 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
25
15
10
14
14
12
12
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
13
26
26
24
34
19
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM3.04m
1:24PM2.95m
1:33AM3.04m
2:03PM2.89m
2:10AM3.01m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.70m
7:12AM0.53m
7:24PM0.73m
7:48AM0.53m
7:58PM0.79m
8:26AM0.57m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:18
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:55
9:57
9:59
1
1
1
1
3
5
7
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
12
12
13
11
9
9
10
11
14
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
SE
3
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
30
25
10
10
14
14
12
12
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
26
26
24
34
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
1
15
7
1
5
1
2
3
3
3
1
6
6
1
3
7
7
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
11
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
28
32
32
32
32
115
115
116
116
124
124
124
124
124
161
166
164
124
128
124
124
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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