Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
6.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212121212998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6777717171615151414141466631066848462624
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
15
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
2.80
10:10PM
2.86
10:16AM
3.08
10:59PM
3.05
11:02AM
3.34
11:40PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.55
4:23AM
0.81
4:51PM
0.26
5:06AM
0.62
5:34PM
0.05
5:44AM
0.48
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise7:07-------7:05-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:39-------5:42-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------12------
Temp. °C457432246877910101077888666
Feels °C (?)012-3-3-5-5-3-210-1222236654112
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