Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 7AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
3
10
16
17
19
19
47
64
46
60
94
264
502
514
635
721
768
667
526
427
362
244
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:19AM3.63m
3:02PM3.22m
3:04AM3.59m
3:48PM3.09m
3:50AM3.45m
4:33PM2.93m
Low Tide
8:52AM-0.12m
8:59PM0.52m
9:38AM-0.01m
9:42PM0.64m
10:23AM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:53
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
6
6
9
8
10
8
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
11
12
13
14
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