Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
N
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
0.7
NNW
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)76674474398881312111111111165616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29159422100111131210101099197852845
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
30
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
50
WSW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
20
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.75
4:06AM
2.40
4:10PM
2.68
5:11AM
2.38
5:11PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
1.09
9:43PM
0.88
9:44AM
1.21
10:44PM
0.90
10:50AM
1.29
11:51PM
0.85
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise8:17-------8:18-------8:19-------
Sunset--3:36-------3:34-------3:33-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-11----1--------1---
Temp. °C589810111312121414111098888987666
Feels °C (?)-2023577888730-3-4-3-4-4-2-3-4-312
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