Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
6
6
6
3
2
3
5
10
13
21
53
76
84
97
87
80
64
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:35PM2.59m
9:18AM2.69m
9:50PM2.76m
10:34AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:23PM1.01m
3:05AM0.95m
3:48PM0.94m
4:24AM0.69m
4:54PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
11
11
11
10
8
7
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
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