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Balnakiel Bay surf Forecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 8.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.5 °C max: 9.5 °C min: 7.3 °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 8.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.5 °C max: 9.5 °C min: 7.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 448 | 482 | 432 | 367 | 309 | 257 | 245 | 203 | 165 | 463 | 643 | 726 | 726 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 177 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 85 | 208 | 228 | 221 | 181 | 147 | 71 | 71 | 139 | 177 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 100 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 3.74 | 9:39PM 3.73 | 9:52AM 3.65 | 10:08PM 3.66 | 10:24AM 3.52 | 10:40PM 3.53 | 11:00AM 3.34 | 11:18PM 3.38 | 11:45AM 3.12 | 12:07AM 3.21 | 12:48PM 2.91 | 1:14AM 3.07 | 2:19PM 2.78 | 2:42AM 3.05 | 3:55PM 2.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41PM 0.32 | 3:58AM 0.41 | 4:13PM 0.44 | 4:32AM 0.50 | 4:47PM 0.60 | 5:10AM 0.64 | 5:26PM 0.80 | 5:54AM 0.82 | 6:10PM 1.02 | 6:48AM 0.99 | 7:07PM 1.24 | 7:59AM 1.09 | 8:23PM 1.38 | 9:25AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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