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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 279 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 103 | 76 | 54 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 3.35 | 12:18AM 3.34 | 12:25PM 3.52 | 12:54AM 3.45 | 1:07PM 3.61 | 1:32AM 3.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 0.05 | 6:21AM 0.34 | 6:44PM -0.05 | 7:00AM 0.18 | 7:24PM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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