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Balnakiel Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 08 Mar 2025 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
7.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 174 | 187 | 227 | 260 | 255 | 209 | 235 | 480 | 1716 | 4045 | 4294 | 3367 | 2810 | 2156 | 1562 | 1232 | 1020 | 809 | 576 | 424 | 270 | 447 | 435 | 476 | 436 | 357 | 501 | 327 | 405 | 382 | 318 | 268 | 262 | 244 | 227 | 189 | 76 | 48 | 102 | 66 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 50 | 78 | 104 | 99 | 82 | 77 | 52 | 51 | 38 | 49 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 2.93 | 5:04PM 2.92 | 5:19AM 3.16 | 6:05PM 3.14 | 6:12AM 3.43 | 6:48PM 3.35 | 6:52AM 3.67 | 7:22PM 3.53 | 7:25AM 3.85 | 7:52PM 3.66 | 7:55AM 3.97 | 8:20PM 3.75 | 8:24AM 4.01 | 8:47PM 3.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 1.44 | 10:40AM 1.12 | 11:11PM 1.26 | 11:47AM 0.85 | 12:05AM 1.01 | 12:34PM 0.57 | 12:46AM 0.77 | 1:11PM 0.35 | 1:20AM 0.57 | 1:44PM 0.18 | 1:52AM 0.43 | 2:14PM 0.09 | 2:22AM 0.35 | 2:42PM 0.08 | 2:51AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
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