Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
NE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)456677776655555557666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9256086725957431916149141516131327272424242727
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
3.28
3:29PM
3.23
3:43AM
3.09
4:28PM
2.95
4:39AM
2.90
5:39PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
0.33
9:10AM
0.23
9:36PM
0.62
10:04AM
0.41
10:31PM
0.92
11:12AM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:45-------5:43-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:35-------8:37
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C665679986555556655556898
Feels °C (?)210245552122223333323554
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