Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.3°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 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
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
0.6
NE
9
0.6
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
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
91
62
50
39
33
34
36
37
41
52
53
64
52
42
40
27
26
26
26
13
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
NW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
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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light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
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10:12
10:12
10:13
10:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
16
14
14
17
16
15
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
9
10
11
10
11
13
13
12
14
16
15
12
12
12
12
11
10
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
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
0.6
NE
9
0.6
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
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
110
91
62
50
39
33
34
36
37
41
52
53
64
52
42
40
27
26
26
26
13
12
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
5
5
3
4
1
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
5
14
12
9
8
1
4
4
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
34
185
177
177
128
128
100
31
16
16
37
0
16
31
115
114
116
114
114
115
106
114
106
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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