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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 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
9.2° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 5 | N 6 | |
28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 87 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 67 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:15PM2.32m | 5:23AM2.53m | 6:24PM2.25m | 6:29AM2.50m | 7:38PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.00m | 10:50PM1.29m | 11:53AM1.08m | 11:58PM1.38m | 1:09PM1.06m | 1:22AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 10 | ESE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 87 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 62 | 67 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 106 | 62 | 243 | 326 | 95 | 107 | 107 | 342 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 118 | 124 | 49 | 119 | 49 | 259 | 243 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 177 |
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