Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
NNE
7
1.5
N
7
2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
26
25
24
23
22
22
12
12
12
128
178
181
131
107
85
35
74
202
353
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM2.92m
3:50AM3.18m
4:25PM2.85m
4:32AM3.03m
5:10PM2.74m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.33m
9:37PM0.69m
10:10AM0.44m
10:17PM0.79m
10:52AM0.59m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:20
9:17
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
17
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
10
8
10
10
11
9
7
6
8
10
12
15
16
16
15
14
13
7
5
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