Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
6
6
6
11
11
6
6
6
6
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
WNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:55PM3.34m
1:58AM3.71m
2:35PM3.29m
2:39AM3.64m
3:13PM3.18m
Low Tide
7:47AM-0.19m
7:55PM0.36m
8:27AM-0.15m
8:33PM0.39m
9:06AM0.01m
9:10PM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
19
17
11
13
15
16
13
13
12
9
10
10
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
13
12
12
13
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