Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
22
21
16
11
11
11
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
6
15
17
25
43
51
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM3.32m
1:33AM3.57m
2:15PM3.30m
2:19AM3.63m
3:02PM3.22m
Low Tide
7:14AM-0.02m
7:31PM0.42m
8:04AM-0.12m
8:16PM0.45m
8:52AM-0.12m
8:59PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:35
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:57
9:54
9:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
20
21
19
18
17
15
15
16
18
19
17
15
13
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
15
18
18
17
15
15
13
14
16
17
17
15
13
10
7
7
9
11
11
9
8
7
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