Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.8
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
117
142
231
280
340
397
398
418
404
452
531
450
416
383
374
349
394
553
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM2.62m
5:34AM2.62m
6:00PM2.43m
6:38AM2.39m
7:08PM2.30m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.00m
11:39AM1.14m
00:03AM1.19m
12:45PM1.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
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