Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
16
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
16
16
11
11
11
11
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
8
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:45AM3.44m
1:26PM3.32m
1:33AM3.57m
2:15PM3.30m
2:19AM3.63m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.45m
7:14AM-0.02m
7:31PM0.42m
8:04AM-0.12m
8:16PM0.45m
8:52AM-0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
9:58
9:57
9:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
12
10
9
8
10
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