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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | W 3 | SE 5 | |
17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:27PM2.94m | 4:32AM3.08m | 5:33PM2.73m | 5:35AM2.95m | 6:44PM2.60m | 6:43AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.27m | 10:26PM0.91m | 11:13AM0.43m | 11:31PM1.10m | 12:27PM0.55m | 00:46AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | 9:42 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 3 | — |
 kJ | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 3 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 115 | 119 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 124 | 124 | 293 | 124 | 115 | 115 | 62 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 106 |
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