Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
32
50
48
70
96
117
142
220
270
363
434
527
523
536
644
560
497
450
460
389
338
371
436
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:44AM2.91m
5:10PM2.62m
5:34AM2.62m
6:00PM2.43m
6:38AM2.39m
7:08PM2.30m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.80m
10:55AM0.86m
11:07PM1.00m
11:39AM1.14m
00:03AM1.19m
12:45PM1.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
11
9
9
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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