Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)--
Afternoon (30 Dec)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (30 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
N
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NNW
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212121111111313131278810101111131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1013939754699563394366653614426297662118721653724432550615290613054764783495048804875
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
2.83
8:39AM
2.83
9:02PM
2.96
9:37AM
2.99
10:07PM
3.11
10:31AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
1.00
2:26AM
0.66
2:58PM
0.80
3:31AM
0.59
4:00PM
0.55
4:28AM
0.50
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise------8:52-------8:52-------8:52-
Sunset3:30-------3:32-------3:33-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------113221221-322
Temp. °C333455567765455432321333
Feels °C (?)-4-4-5-5-5-4-5-4-3-4-6-9-10-7-8-10-11-12-11-11-12-10-10-10
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