Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.2° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
1
W
5
1
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
43
42
34
28
20
26
29
43
62
62
96
181
361
419
386
397
388
408
354
319
279
227
250
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM3.13m
11:17PM3.16m
11:42AM3.27m
00:07AM3.29m
12:38PM3.36m
00:56AM3.40m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.39m
5:34AM0.40m
6:01PM0.34m
6:26AM0.20m
6:52PM0.34m
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:09
10:09
10:10
10:12
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
4
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
3
4
4
6
8
7
7
5
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
8
0.5
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
5
23
96
181
361
419
386
397
388
408
354
319
279
227
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
1
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
1
W
5
1
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
7
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
41
43
42
34
28
20
26
29
43
62
62
83
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
682
682
778
178
107
259
259
275
178
259
259
185
178
105
105
95
105
117
166
16
27
65
34
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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