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Balnakiel Bay surf Forecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 GMT
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Balnakiel Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balnakiel Bay sea temperature is 8.0°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.7 °C max: 8.7 °C min: 6.8 °C)
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Balnakiel Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balnakiel Bay sea temperature is 8.0°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.7 °C max: 8.7 °C min: 6.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
N
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
3
NNE
4
NNE
4.5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)999101011111111111111111111111111121111111112121111111011111212121212121111111111111111111111111111101010101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)424495573115216991870178215401452142614521338118610168998998139111012927104810481165136512971104878749166634995436707972977152593647673678281621871812148414561456151315701752184816591375124411431100932817710696614627757875
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
25
E
35
E
45
E
50
ESE
50
E
55
E
50
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
3.62
9:45AM
3.60
10:01PM
3.48
10:15AM
3.40
10:33PM
3.29
10:52AM
3.17
11:14PM
3.08
11:44AM
2.91
12:17AM
2.88
1:11PM
2.71
1:58AM
2.80
3:10PM
2.74
3:37AM
2.99
4:35PM
3.01
4:46AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.52
4:09PM
0.56
4:25AM
0.69
4:42PM
0.78
5:02AM
0.90
5:22PM
1.04
5:49AM
1.13
6:15PM
1.29
6:58AM
1.32
7:36PM
1.47
8:40AM
1.32
9:21PM
1.43
10:15AM
1.02
10:41PM
1.17
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise---5:52-------5:48-------5:46-------5:43-------5:39-------5:37-------5:35-------5:31
Sunset-------6:55-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:05-------7:07-------7:08----
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Rain (mm)
-111----------------------------------------------------1142
Temp. °C766668887766899988889998877666565543333322223333333235543223
Feels °C (?)0234233544225776566665544330-1-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5-6-8-9-10-9-6

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