Banff surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
6.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banff today?

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
1.3
W
1.8
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)777566666666666678888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57442376195237223180215322347352345307214137759368452921104
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
45
W
50
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
2.85
10:59PM
2.84
10:56AM
3.09
11:40PM
3.02
11:39AM
3.28
12:16AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.07
4:48PM
0.46
5:06AM
0.86
5:33PM
0.26
5:46AM
0.67
6:11PM
0.13
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise-6:48-------6:45-------6:43------
Sunset-----7:42-------7:44-------7:46--
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C559854444455776657101314141111
Feels °C (?)-1-40-3-6-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-213688966
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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