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Balnakiel Bay surf Forecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 07 May 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 9.5°C (Statistics for 07 May 1981-2005 - mean: 9.1 °C max: 9.8 °C min: 8.3 °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 9.5°C (Statistics for 07 May 1981-2005 - mean: 9.1 °C max: 9.8 °C min: 8.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 230 | 250 | 240 | 225 | 181 | 177 | 177 | 216 | 271 | 339 | 340 | 570 | 949 | 939 | 705 | 473 | 275 | 427 | 126 | 283 | 247 | 146 | 154 | 101 | 50 | 62 | 49 | 110 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 71 | 70 | 100 | 417 | 546 | 584 | 575 | 488 | 472 | 396 | 350 | 279 | 274 | 254 | 210 | 198 | 194 | 153 | 146 | 137 | 132 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | 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 | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 4.12 | 8:16PM 4.06 | 8:29AM 4.16 | 8:55PM 4.11 | 9:14AM 4.09 | 9:34PM 4.05 | 9:58AM 3.91 | 10:15PM 3.91 | 10:44AM 3.64 | 10:57PM 3.70 | 11:33AM 3.34 | 11:44PM 3.46 | 12:28PM 3.03 | 12:39AM 3.22 | 1:36PM 2.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM -0.16 | 2:30AM 0.08 | 2:52PM -0.12 | 3:13AM -0.00 | 3:33PM 0.03 | 3:56AM 0.04 | 4:14PM 0.27 | 4:39AM 0.19 | 4:55PM 0.55 | 5:24AM 0.43 | 5:38PM 0.86 | 6:13AM 0.71 | 6:24PM 1.15 | 7:09AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:39 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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