Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.7
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
14
15
7
7
7
6
14
15
14
29
15
7
10
25
64
60
114
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
0
N
25
E
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:39PM3.18m
2:46AM3.40m
3:14PM3.11m
3:25AM3.26m
3:52PM2.97m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.42m
9:03AM0.23m
9:12PM0.49m
9:40AM0.41m
9:52PM0.62m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
12
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
9
10
10
9
8
9
13
12
9
6
6
5
5
8
11
9
8
8
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