Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
27
27
27
27
26
14
14
28
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
24
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
10
NW
5
SE
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:48PM2.85m
12:18PM2.76m
00:27AM3.03m
12:56PM2.86m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.95m
6:14AM0.69m
6:21PM0.83m
6:50AM0.53m
6:54PM0.72m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:35
9:32
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
15
14
12
12
10
13
18
19
17
14
13
14
16
15
16
13
14
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