Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.3
N
3
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101111111111111111111188888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55385564758512816116417317613813513313039611611385119311731220134112281121
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
2.93
11:23AM
2.89
11:22PM
3.15
12:01PM
3.04
12:00AM
3.32
12:34PM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.42
5:30PM
0.78
5:56AM
0.25
6:06PM
0.63
6:30AM
0.14
6:38PM
0.51
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:50----
Sunset-------7:19-------7:15-------7:13
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------112211-
Temp. °C141314151717171615131212121111101010101010101010
Feels °C (?)1210111216151415129774210-1-1-1-1-1-101
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Banff (calm at Lhanbryde wx 41 km from Banff). 0.5m 10s swell from the NNE with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the WNW and a 0.4m 4s local chop from the NNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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