Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 12 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
39
41
52
53
64
62
42
40
27
33
26
26
25
12
12
11
11
5
5
5
5
3
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
0
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
35
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
20
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
High Tide
1:44AM3.46m
2:26PM3.30m
2:34AM3.47m
3:20PM3.17m
3:24AM3.42m
4:14PM3.00m
Low Tide
8:11AM-0.01m
8:30PM0.50m
9:05AM0.01m
9:19PM0.64m
10:00AM0.10m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:13
10:13
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
14
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
17
19
20
20
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
14
13
14
16
14
13
10
11
13
13
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
14
17
16
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
36
39
41
52
53
64
62
42
40
27
33
26
26
25
12
5
11
11
5
5
5
29
19
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
SW
4
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
5
5
4
5
7
3
3
3
3
1
12
5
3
3
5
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
3
1.1
SSE
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
9
7
6
8
44
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
124
31
16
16
32
0
16
31
31
114
114
116
115
115
138
118
114
114
115
115
124
114
164
390
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
7
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