Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 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
6.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.7
WNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)1919191613418192020191710141313121212111111106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7775714252931682823715557874716639382110199
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
3.37
1:50PM
3.52
2:14AM
3.24
2:36PM
3.31
2:57AM
3.04
3:28PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
-0.01
7:39AM
0.22
8:05PM
0.19
8:19AM
0.33
8:48PM
0.47
9:06AM
0.51
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:07-------6:05-------6:01---
Sunset-------6:27-------6:29-------6:30
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C1010101076775444678771111108876
Feels °C (?)66660-1-1-1-3-4-3-2001-1-1431-5-6-6-6
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