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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Dec 2024 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 5020 | 5281 | 5792 | 7176 | 8902 | 9410 | 9283 | 9663 | 9420 | 9342 | 10135 | 11839 | 11736 | 11445 | 10510 | 8553 | 6498 | 4491 | 3349 | 2483 | 2629 | 2734 | 2615 | 3083 | 3857 | 3512 | 3009 | 2542 | 2323 | 2133 | 2166 | 2023 | 2812 | 4434 | 3685 | 2958 | 2132 | 2088 | 3061 | 2878 | 2417 | 1782 | 1747 | 1633 | 1380 | 1290 | 363 | 601 | 484 | 489 | 514 | 705 | 971 | 1177 | 1173 | 1261 | 2479 | 3420 | 3631 | 3029 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 3.09 | 6:00AM 3.24 | 6:16PM 3.22 | 6:40AM 3.40 | 6:57PM 3.35 | 7:17AM 3.56 | 7:37PM 3.46 | 7:54AM 3.70 | 8:15PM 3.52 | 8:30AM 3.82 | 8:54PM 3.55 | 9:07AM 3.90 | 9:35PM 3.53 | 9:46AM 3.93 | 10:19PM 3.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 0.94 | 12:16PM 0.96 | 12:32AM 0.80 | 12:57PM 0.76 | 1:11AM 0.66 | 1:36PM 0.57 | 1:50AM 0.54 | 2:16PM 0.41 | 2:27AM 0.46 | 2:55PM 0.29 | 3:05AM 0.44 | 3:36PM 0.22 | 3:44AM 0.47 | 4:18PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -8 | -6 |
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