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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 752 | 609 | 460 | 396 | 295 | 294 | 341 | 341 | 301 | 239 | 191 | 186 | 187 | 203 | 202 | 180 | 87 | 44 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 3.46 | 12:54AM 3.40 | 1:05PM 3.44 | 1:46AM 3.24 | 1:53PM 3.37 | 2:41AM 3.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:40PM -0.00 | 7:02AM 0.41 | 7:31PM 0.02 | 7:49AM 0.59 | 8:25PM 0.13 | 8:38AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - |
| Sunset | 3:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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