Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
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
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
12
12
22
24
25
27
27
26
25
24
23
22
12
12
130
211
235
236
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM2.96m
3:14AM3.28m
3:47PM2.92m
3:50AM3.18m
4:25PM2.85m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.27m
9:01PM0.63m
9:34AM0.33m
9:37PM0.69m
10:10AM0.44m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
12
14
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