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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | |
140 | 113 | 88 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 91 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:27AM3.40m | 12:48PM3.50m | 1:10AM3.43m | 1:38PM3.48m | 1:55AM3.41m | 2:31PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.17m | 7:04PM0.15m | 7:26AM0.07m | 7:50PM0.28m | 8:15AM0.06m | 8:39PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 |
 kJ | 140 | 113 | 88 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 48 | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 138 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 0 |
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