Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
36
42
27
16
25
23
17
6
7
7
18
14
8
8
5
5
3
6
6
5
3
6
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM2.72m
7:01PM2.49m
7:23AM2.52m
8:02PM2.42m
8:35AM2.42m
9:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.98m
1:12AM1.19m
1:56PM1.16m
2:32AM1.22m
3:10PM1.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
13
15
17
17
19
18
16
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
18
17
15
11
9
11
12
13
16
15
11
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