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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
49 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:27AM3.00m | 11:10PM2.95m | 11:11AM3.11m | 11:44PM3.07m | 11:51AM3.18m | 00:16AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:41PM0.35m | 5:55AM0.60m | 6:13PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:54 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
49 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 32 | 32 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 81 | 81 | 62 |
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