Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.8
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1088877666666667768887667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201519462232221201216161616155445398490901910260345
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:03-------6:01--
Sunset-8:13-------8:15-------8:16------
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C11976548101196655811129766777
Feels °C (?)31-1-1-1-23442010146520-2-2-2-3-2
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