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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | |
136 | 168 | 131 | 97 | 93 | 73 | 55 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM3.33m | 3:27PM3.17m | 3:35AM3.22m | 4:27PM2.94m | 4:32AM3.08m | 5:33PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.14m | 9:30PM0.69m | 10:07AM0.27m | 10:26PM0.91m | 11:13AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 136 | 168 | 131 | 97 | 93 | 73 | 55 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | — | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 32 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 142 | 118 | 124 |
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