Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)998888888887888888677666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75260946039629529434134130123919118618720320218087441023151495
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
NW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
ESE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
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-
Sunset3:26-------3:25-------3:25-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------4137---1------13
Temp. °C10998888898889889988778910
Feels °C (?)667655433221333332322310
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