- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 129 | 86 | 55 | 72 | 94 | 113 | 122 | 138 | 382 | 816 | 1012 | 1332 | 1565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:14AM 3.24 | 2:36PM 3.31 | 2:57AM 3.04 | 3:28PM 3.03 | 3:48AM 2.81 | 4:34PM 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 0.33 | 8:48PM 0.47 | 9:06AM 0.51 | 9:37PM 0.80 | 10:05AM 0.73 | 10:44PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - |
 |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -9 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banff surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest