Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
6.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)98888881010467666666666121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56353421125522182372551601551461109177634039424137
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
W
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
onononononononcrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
3.28
12:16AM
3.16
12:18PM
3.40
12:49AM
3.25
12:54PM
3.45
1:19AM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.13
6:22AM
0.51
6:45PM
0.09
6:54AM
0.41
7:15PM
0.12
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:37-------6:33
Sunset---7:46-------7:49-------7:51----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------133------------
Temp. °C121415141312111012545655445875565
Feels °C (?)88101087668-3-4-3-2-3-100120-3-20-1
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