Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
6.9° 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: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.6
ESE
2.5
NW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
2.4
N
1.7
N
1.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)5555101010101086999999551110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5254544518181717174041326382247100050530814311770587674100135
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
W
40
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
30
SSE
40
E
40
SSE
50
SW
75
NW
65
NW
50
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
3.25
2:04PM
3.33
2:20AM
3.17
2:38PM
3.18
2:51AM
3.03
3:14PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.23
7:54AM
0.36
8:13PM
0.38
8:23AM
0.41
8:41PM
0.57
8:54AM
0.53
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:31-------6:28-------6:26----
Sunset-------7:54-------7:58-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------32131--1---------
Temp. °C5443574485355665544469119
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-4-22-4-5-1-7-13-9-7-4-5-6-5-5-4-21462
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