Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
6.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
ESE
0.1
N
0.4
ESE
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)1212121212129121212129128441515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141414665233334932622171738646162626156
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
15
W
0
NW
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
3.05
11:02AM
3.34
11:40PM
3.20
11:42AM
3.52
12:17AM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.26
5:06AM
0.62
5:34PM
0.05
5:44AM
0.48
6:12PM
-0.06
6:19AM
0.39
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise------7:03-------7:00-------6:56-
Sunset5:39-------5:42-------5:44-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------121---------------
Temp. °C899101010877876555677644348
Feels °C (?)132223465620-2-2-20341-2-2-3-12
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