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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | |
67 | 53 | 93 | 164 | 227 | 286 | 286 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 260 | 265 | 222 | 202 | 161 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:31PM2.53m | 8:29AM2.74m | 9:39PM2.65m | 9:34AM2.87m | 10:30PM2.81m | 10:27AM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.73m | 2:44AM1.24m | 3:26PM0.61m | 3:49AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.48m | 4:39AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 |
 kJ | 67 | 53 | 53 | 164 | 227 | 286 | 286 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 260 | 265 | 222 | 202 | 161 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 42 | 93 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 117 | 16 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 49 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 267 |
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