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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 4 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:48PM2.71m | 9:51AM2.83m | 10:31PM2.81m | 10:40AM2.87m | 11:09PM2.90m | 11:24AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.63m | 4:03AM0.99m | 4:28PM0.64m | 4:49AM0.85m | 5:07PM0.65m | 5:28AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 56 | 59 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 124 | 134 | 390 | 494 | 99 | 81 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 52 |
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