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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | |
286 | 292 | 292 | 232 | 241 | 265 | 222 | 202 | 161 | 128 | 110 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:29AM2.74m | 9:39PM2.65m | 9:34AM2.87m | 10:30PM2.81m | 10:27AM3.00m | 11:10PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.61m | 3:49AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.48m | 4:39AM0.91m | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:20AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:51 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
286 | 292 | 292 | 232 | 241 | 265 | 222 | 202 | 161 | 128 | 110 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 164 | 304 | 146 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 115 | 32 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
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