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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 25 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
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 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | SE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.62m | 8:55AM2.80m | 9:48PM2.71m | 9:51AM2.83m | 10:31PM2.81m | 10:40AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.63m | 3:09AM1.12m | 3:42PM0.63m | 4:03AM0.99m | 4:28PM0.64m | 4:49AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 275 | 275 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 124 | 134 |
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