Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 10 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 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.2
SSE
0.9
SE
1.1
SSW
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.2
W
0.8
W
0.1
E
0.2
ESE
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.3
WSW
0.1
N
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111010101099594665468111011851155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3222222000008001652210200
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
50
SW
60
W
50
W
35
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
65
SSW
25
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
2.61
4:04PM
2.53
4:19AM
2.40
5:03PM
2.29
5:29AM
2.24
6:35PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.96
9:52PM
1.20
10:17AM
1.18
10:46PM
1.41
11:42AM
1.36
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--6:41-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:01-------6:05--
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------4-----
Temp. °C7671099998877887888677654
Feels °C (?)1-1042201-1-3-6-400-2-3-4-60-3-4-6-5-3
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