Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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)
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
N
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
368
416
406
427
471
460
373
341
341
318
394
463
432
383
329
257
190
176
162
113
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:00PM2.43m
6:38AM2.39m
7:08PM2.30m
8:01AM2.26m
8:33PM2.29m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.14m
00:03AM1.19m
12:45PM1.36m
1:36AM1.31m
2:33PM1.43m
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
16
16
15
Feels °C
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
12
11
10
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