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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)14141313131414141413121211111111131311118101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73717068677880787345312825121212332222223
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.62
10:11AM
2.91
10:45PM
2.86
10:46AM
3.16
11:19PM
3.09
11:20AM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.83
4:10AM
0.98
4:37PM
0.55
4:44AM
0.75
5:09PM
0.28
5:17AM
0.55
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:24-------6:22-------6:18-
Sunset-6:10-------6:14-------6:15------
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------1-----
Temp. °C754434688677910111111118910101011
Feels °C (?)-1-4-6-6-6-4-203-201333334677789
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