Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 BST
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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
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.3
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)67766666666611111155555541010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1782802221601211037158674623162121377510288547045261832
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
3.25
12:54PM
3.45
1:19AM
3.28
1:29PM
3.43
1:50AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.09
6:54AM
0.41
7:15PM
0.12
7:25AM
0.36
7:44PM
0.23
7:54AM
0.36
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:33-------6:31--
Sunset-7:49-------7:51-------7:52------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------1---1-------
Temp. °C456544458756565666444357
Feels °C (?)-5-4-2-2-2-2-1220-4-2-3-3-4-2-3-4-5-4-5-4-11
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