Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
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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
9.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
1.8
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
8
11
24
44
44
65
59
37
57
91
57
200
127
104
112
126
99
102
78
84
58
78
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
40
WNW
35
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23AM2.53m
6:24PM2.25m
6:29AM2.50m
7:38PM2.30m
7:37AM2.55m
8:42PM2.46m
Low Tide
11:53AM1.08m
11:58PM1.38m
1:09PM1.06m
1:22AM1.38m
2:18PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:19
1
2
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
-1
-1
-1
4
0
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
1
3
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
9
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
16
16
8
8
24
44
44
65
59
37
57
91
57
55
51
49
47
29
41
78
84
58
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
N
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
10
10
2
10
5
1
1
40
57
20
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
3
3
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.8
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
Energy kJ
7
5
5
4
4
2
6
4
9
25
200
127
104
112
126
99
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
107
107
107
107
1047
585
132
119
132
243
129
3
356
178
178
259
259
178
178
105
185
106
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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