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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | N 4 | — | N 12 | N 11 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:31PM2.81m | 10:40AM2.87m | 11:09PM2.90m | 11:24AM2.92m | 11:45PM2.97m | 12:05PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.85m | 5:07PM0.65m | 5:28AM0.73m | 5:43PM0.66m | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:17PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | N 11 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 3 | N 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | NW 4 | — | N 4 | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 80 | 66 | 42 | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 105 | 81 | 234 | 65 | 65 | 129 | 563 | 541 | 305 | 277 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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