Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
8
10
11
26
28
50
50
36
35
34
34
45
43
34
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:23AM2.83m
10:02PM2.85m
10:33AM2.98m
11:01PM3.04m
11:36AM3.13m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.92m
3:52PM0.72m
4:25AM0.70m
4:56PM0.62m
5:26AM0.43m
5:53PM0.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:26
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:01
10:00
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
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