Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.7
SE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
W
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.6
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)777774555444555556555545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)02618151527545946353426435238395372704129151033
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
25
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
3.45
1:07PM
3.61
1:32AM
3.47
1:51PM
3.59
2:12AM
3.41
2:38PM
3.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.18
7:24PM
-0.03
7:40AM
0.11
8:05PM
0.10
8:23AM
0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:25-------8:28-------8:30
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1199101191098766889877777876
Feels °C (?)533551100-1-1-100210123320-1
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