Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
E
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
5
5
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
11
21
38
52
71
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
N
0
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:39AM3.64m
3:13PM3.18m
3:19AM3.46m
3:50PM3.02m
4:01AM3.20m
4:28PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.01m
9:10PM0.49m
9:42AM0.26m
9:46PM0.63m
10:18AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:49
8:46
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
8
9
10
13
14
13
13
13
14
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