Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.4
N
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
19
27
31
35
40
11
11
7
8
5
7
7
7
6
10
6
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:07PM3.19m
2:11AM3.47m
2:39PM3.18m
2:46AM3.40m
3:14PM3.11m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.41m
8:29AM0.12m
8:36PM0.42m
9:03AM0.23m
9:12PM0.49m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:12
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
13
11
11
13
14
14
12
13
10
7
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
9
7
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