Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
7
2.4
N
7
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
620
1134
1852
2378
2664
2767
2434
2364
1650
1275
1045
821
644
497
359
254
218
184
143
116
90
82
57
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
20
ESE
30
SE
20
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03PM3.13m
11:11AM3.26m
11:44PM3.29m
11:59AM3.42m
00:27AM3.40m
12:48PM3.50m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.31m
5:09AM0.58m
5:33PM0.17m
5:54AM0.35m
6:18PM0.12m
6:39AM0.17m
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:46
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:27
9:29
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
3
5
2
4
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1994
1650
1275
1045
821
644
497
359
254
218
184
143
116
90
82
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
7
2.4
N
7
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
492
620
1134
1852
2378
2664
2767
2434
2364
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
1
3
1
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1423
541
488
488
125
488
777
304
304
153
105
105
105
100
95
49
32
115
0
0
27
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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