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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:51AM3.18m | 00:16AM3.14m | 12:28PM3.21m | 00:47AM3.18m | 1:04PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.60m | 6:13PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.50m | 6:44PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.43m | 7:14PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 115 | 65 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 114 | 106 | 81 | 62 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 166 | 275 | 305 | 305 | 117 |
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