Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1111111111135111081012777676512119913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2512121293112224239997966336713
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
3.16
11:19PM
3.09
11:20AM
3.39
11:52PM
3.27
11:55AM
3.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.28
5:17AM
0.55
5:42PM
0.06
5:50AM
0.38
6:15PM
-0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:22-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:17-------6:20--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C1011111211111191191010101010887888888
Feels °C (?)232434677566777555654444
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