Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
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 10PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
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 (?)
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
N
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
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)333475131313131313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)642312677771717161615141414146633
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
2.65
9:20AM
2.80
10:10PM
2.86
10:16AM
3.08
10:59PM
3.05
11:02AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.84
3:28AM
1.01
4:00PM
0.55
4:23AM
0.81
4:51PM
0.26
5:06AM
0.62
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:07-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset5:35-------5:37-------5:39-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C765433356432235677910910108
Feels °C (?)100-1-1-1-100-3-4-5-5-5-3-302221234
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