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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 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
8.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)1111111110888888777885551312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)674329247226125868686105767153474784587056392927252421
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
15
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
2.41
6:48PM
2.46
7:33AM
2.39
8:01PM
2.41
8:37AM
2.45
9:08PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
1.29
1:24AM
1.17
2:01PM
1.26
2:35AM
1.19
3:10PM
1.15
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:45-------8:44-------8:42-----
Sunset----3:51-------3:52-------3:55---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------11----------1
Temp. °C999997877655544444455555
Feels °C (?)-2-1-1122434321-2-3-5-6-6-5-30-1-3-3-4
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