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Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
7.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banff today?
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 70 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07PM 3.61 | 1:32AM 3.47 | 1:51PM 3.59 | 2:12AM 3.41 | 2:38PM 3.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.18 | 7:24PM -0.03 | 7:40AM 0.11 | 8:05PM 0.10 | 8:23AM 0.12 | 8:49PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
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