Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.3° 

Banff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banff today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
24
23
17
17
8
8
10
14
8
7
5
5
3
6
6
9
14
6
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
SSE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM2.49m
7:23AM2.52m
8:02PM2.42m
8:35AM2.42m
9:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
1:12AM1.19m
1:56PM1.16m
2:32AM1.22m
3:10PM1.22m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
13
15
17
18
19
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
10
11
12
13
16
16
16
12
9
11
13
13
13
11
11
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