Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
58
43
28
60
41
42
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
30
30
29
27
26
25
25
25
24
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SE
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:04PM2.67m
11:36AM2.65m
11:48PM2.85m
12:18PM2.76m
00:27AM3.03m
12:56PM2.86m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.86m
5:46PM0.95m
6:14AM0.69m
6:21PM0.83m
6:50AM0.53m
6:54PM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:35
9:32
 mm
4
1
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
19
21
20
18
16
16
16
18
18
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
12
11
14
14
11
12
11
10
16
17
18
16
13
14
14
16
16
14
13
11
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