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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 206 | 370 | 870 | 1550 | 1612 | 1240 | 1310 | 1450 | 3156 | 2510 | 755 | 1160 | 872 | 878 | 894 | 711 | 618 | 419 | 317 | 183 | 135 | 91 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:48AM 2.81 | 4:34PM 2.73 | 4:55AM 2.60 | 6:02PM 2.51 | 6:23AM 2.52 | 7:43PM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:05AM 0.73 | 10:44PM 1.12 | 11:32AM 0.92 | 12:25AM 1.30 | 1:24PM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
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