Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
12
11
10
10
11
10
5
5
2
7
7
7
9
8
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
S
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:46PM3.29m
12:27PM3.23m
00:33AM3.52m
1:13PM3.32m
1:16AM3.67m
1:55PM3.34m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.09m
6:33PM0.47m
7:04AM-0.11m
7:15PM0.38m
7:47AM-0.19m
7:55PM0.36m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
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9:01
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
15
16
17
21
22
25
25
23
21
20
20
19
21
21
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
19
20
24
26
22
20
18
19
20
22
22
21
20
18
17
17
14
14
13
13
15
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