Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
24
24
25
13
13
13
6
5
5
5
11
18
13
23
18
10
5
5
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
30
W
25
NW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
ESE
5
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:56PM2.86m
1:02AM3.18m
1:32PM2.93m
1:36AM3.29m
2:06PM2.96m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.53m
6:54PM0.72m
7:24AM0.40m
7:25PM0.65m
7:57AM0.31m
7:56PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
16
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
10
11
10
10
13
8
7
6
5
7
9
12
12
14
11
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