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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 20 | 39 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 77 | 104 | 89 | 70 | 57 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 3.46 | 2:55AM 3.28 | 3:29PM 3.23 | 3:43AM 3.09 | 4:28PM 2.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:23AM 0.12 | 8:49PM 0.33 | 9:10AM 0.23 | 9:36PM 0.62 | 10:04AM 0.41 | 10:31PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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