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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
36 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 364 | 393 | 311 | 270 | 240 | 186 | 161 | 73 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.30m | 7:37AM2.55m | 8:42PM2.46m | 8:38AM2.67m | 9:34PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM1.06m | 1:22AM1.38m | 2:18PM0.92m | 2:36AM1.26m | 3:14PM0.72m | 3:35AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | 9:21 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
-1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 36 | 54 | 55 | 55 | — | — | 19 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 161 | 73 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 49 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 173 | 364 | 393 | 311 | 270 | 240 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 146 | 37 | 362 | 467 | 467 | 259 | 125 | 275 | 275 | 105 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 298 | 401 | 619 | 260 | 278 | 114 | 37 | 31 | 107 |
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