Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 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
6.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
NW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)666101099994455444613131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7327776212832301267617777777
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
2.48
7:35PM
2.53
8:06AM
2.56
9:05PM
2.65
9:20AM
2.80
10:10PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
1.03
2:12AM
1.17
2:54PM
0.84
3:28AM
1.01
4:00PM
0.55
4:23AM
0.81
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise7:13-------7:11-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:35-------5:37-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C910101097776665443346644445
Feels °C (?)43441110-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-4-2-1
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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