Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)776665555555666667666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5731181698101111116714141413131514131211813
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
3.23
3:43AM
3.09
4:28PM
2.95
4:39AM
2.90
5:39PM
2.68
5:48AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.62
10:04AM
0.41
10:31PM
0.92
11:12AM
0.62
11:43PM
1.18
12:40PM
0.75
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:39-------5:37--
Sunset-8:32-------8:35-------8:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C87765556665555711131010977811
Feels °C (?)434322232211114795664458
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