Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NE
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
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
19
18
16
9
8
8
7
5
22
67
85
96
81
78
75
46
45
31
30
29
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:56AM2.82m
6:49PM2.62m
6:58AM2.76m
7:52PM2.64m
8:09AM2.75m
8:58PM2.72m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.72m
00:44AM1.09m
1:28PM0.77m
1:58AM1.06m
2:41PM0.78m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:24
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:06
10:05
10:02
 mm
4
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
20
21
18
18
14
15
17
21
21
22
21
19
18
17
18
19
12
10
11
11
Feels °C
14
16
17
19
20
21
17
18
12
15
18
21
21
22
22
18
18
17
18
19
8
7
9
9
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