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Balnakiel Bay surf Forecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
NNE
1.9
NE
2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
NNE
2.3
N
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
N
2.2
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.4
NNE
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
2.1
NNE
2
N
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)141499910101111111111111111111111111111121212121211111111111111111111111111111111101010101010111112121211111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6134714245626301129185121702293204917511570157013651317113210168998838991023134215391820153815701323117099096913161808234428773371344032663039246720971814151312981130998101810181082118913251517151714621340140514931724208120172164
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
40
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.36
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
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:48-------5:46-------5:43-------5:39-------5:37-------5:35------
Sunset-6:52-------6:55-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:05-------7:07-------7:08--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C877666677877678998777789987766665554444444322234433333455544
Feels °C (?)-1-2122421133324666545446765331-1-2-3-5-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-4-2-3-3-3-3

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