Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)--
Afternoon (09 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (09 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)778610887991617101010111313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5223813012122106288243390115109150148145140
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SSE
55
S
55
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
3.25
3:37AM
2.82
3:37PM
3.10
4:37AM
2.63
4:34PM
2.93
5:39AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
0.29
9:30AM
0.98
10:21PM
0.48
10:28AM
1.15
11:26PM
0.65
11:36AM
1.26
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise------8:40-------8:41-------8:42-
Sunset3:23-------3:23-------3:22-------
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------------------1-
Temp. °C111312111011101010101212121191111101099988
Feels °C (?)241-1-21-1-1-2-134561544422654
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