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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)555555556677766655555577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20394223137431771048970574027251920152122232727
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
N
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
3.46
2:55AM
3.28
3:29PM
3.23
3:43AM
3.09
4:28PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.12
8:49PM
0.33
9:10AM
0.23
9:36PM
0.62
10:04AM
0.41
10:31PM
0.92
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:48-------5:45-------5:43------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:32-------8:35--
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-33---------------------
Temp. °C666787655678987766566555
Feels °C (?)0-115321-10234544543233234
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