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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 95 | 125 | 115 | 125 | 156 | 150 | 143 | 107 | 93 | 93 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:37PM 3.10 | 4:37AM 2.63 | 4:34PM 2.93 | 5:39AM 2.52 | 5:36PM 2.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 0.98 | 10:21PM 0.48 | 10:28AM 1.15 | 11:26PM 0.65 | 11:36AM 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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