Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1
1
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)
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
85
83
81
78
75
46
45
31
30
73
14
13
13
7
6
7
6
6
4
4
3
8
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
5
S
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:52PM2.64m
8:09AM2.75m
8:58PM2.72m
9:23AM2.83m
10:02PM2.85m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.77m
1:58AM1.06m
2:41PM0.78m
3:15AM0.92m
3:52PM0.72m
4:25AM0.70m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:24
4:26
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:02
10:01
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
17
19
19
22
21
18
18
19
18
17
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
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