Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
53
93
164
227
286
286
292
292
292
260
265
222
202
161
125
110
106
77
77
55
52
48
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
E
5
SE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:31PM2.53m
8:29AM2.74m
9:39PM2.65m
9:34AM2.87m
10:30PM2.81m
10:27AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.73m
2:44AM1.24m
3:26PM0.61m
3:49AM1.09m
4:20PM0.48m
4:39AM0.91m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:33
5:30
5:28
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:47
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
4
4
7
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
2
1
0
-1
-2
-1
3
9
10
12
9
9
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
67
53
53
164
227
286
286
292
292
292
260
265
222
202
161
125
110
106
77
77
55
52
48
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
12
0.5
N
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
36
42
93
31
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
7
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
142
117
16
118
13
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
3
34
49
3
18
0
0
119
119
119
267
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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