Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 13 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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)776666888777666457777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23231220121761119504733282728001418812911610713999
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:07-------6:03-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:16-------8:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------21---1-
Temp. °C658111296665811139777891314101110
Feels °C (?)003652011058620-1-11178453
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