Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
32
17
33
23
15
10
8
10
18
8
7
7
6
5
3
6
6
9
10
7
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
0
N
0
SSE
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM2.49m
7:23AM2.52m
8:02PM2.42m
8:35AM2.42m
9:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.98m
1:12AM1.19m
1:56PM1.16m
2:32AM1.22m
3:10PM1.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:43
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
13
14
17
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
17
17
16
12
9
10
12
13
14
11
11
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