Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 12 am 16 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 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 16). 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 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
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
NNE
9
0.5
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
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
110
91
62
50
50
33
34
36
37
41
52
53
45
44
42
40
27
26
26
26
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
WNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM3.40m
1:32PM3.37m
1:44AM3.46m
2:26PM3.30m
2:34AM3.47m
3:20PM3.17m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.05m
7:41PM0.40m
8:11AM-0.01m
8:30PM0.50m
9:05AM0.01m
9:19PM0.64m
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cloud
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part 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>
10:12
10:12
10:13
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
9
12
14
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
7
9
12
12
10
12
13
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
11
13
13
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
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
NNE
9
0.5
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
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
131
110
91
62
50
50
33
34
36
37
41
52
53
45
44
42
40
27
26
26
26
13
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
5
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
5
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
4
5
9
11
7
12
1
1
6
1
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
32
34
34
185
177
194
128
32
32
31
28
16
30
116
16
31
32
114
114
116
116
115
124
62
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
6
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