Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
10 AM
1 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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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
216
182
151
110
79
62
50
39
33
35
36
37
41
52
64
53
44
42
40
27
26
26
26
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
0
NE
10
SSE
10
W
10
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:56AM3.40m
1:32PM3.37m
1:44AM3.46m
2:26PM3.30m
2:34AM3.47m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.34m
7:19AM0.05m
7:41PM0.40m
8:11AM-0.01m
8:30PM0.50m
9:05AM0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:12
10:12
10:13
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
16
14
13
14
17
18
Feels °C
6
7
4
4
4
3
4
7
8
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
16
14
11
10
11
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
244
216
182
151
110
79
62
50
39
33
35
36
37
41
52
64
53
44
42
40
27
26
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
5
1
6
5
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
7
14
10
8
4
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
166
27
16
16
34
34
34
177
177
128
32
32
31
37
16
28
116
16
31
31
116
114
114
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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