Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)89779991110101011131313121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11112222888235695125115125156150143107939366
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
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
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoffoffoffoffoffoff
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---
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1011101010101111111010111010101097887666
Feels °C (?)-2110-20136314333235542110
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