Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
54
53
37
36
26
12
11
10
10
11
10
5
5
5
6
7
4
9
9
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
0
NE
5
N
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:35AM3.06m
11:46PM3.29m
12:27PM3.23m
00:33AM3.52m
1:13PM3.32m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.61m
6:17AM0.09m
6:33PM0.47m
7:04AM-0.11m
7:15PM0.38m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
8:59
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
15
14
15
17
20
24
24
24
23
22
20
21
21
22
23
20
16
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
11
11
12
14
18
24
23
24
23
21
18
20
22
23
23
20
16
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