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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 97 | 89 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 3.46 | 2:55AM 3.28 | 3:29PM 3.23 | 3:43AM 3.09 | 4:28PM 2.95 | 4:39AM 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49PM 0.33 | 9:10AM 0.23 | 9:36PM 0.62 | 10:04AM 0.41 | 10:31PM 0.92 | 11:12AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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