Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
N
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
7
5
22
57
85
83
81
78
75
46
45
31
30
29
15
13
15
11
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:49PM2.62m
6:58AM2.76m
7:52PM2.64m
8:09AM2.75m
8:58PM2.72m
9:23AM2.83m
Low Tide
00:44AM1.09m
1:28PM0.77m
1:58AM1.06m
2:41PM0.78m
3:15AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:24
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:06
10:05
10:02
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
15
14
16
20
22
22
20
19
18
16
17
18
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
21
20
18
17
13
13
16
19
21
22
20
19
18
16
17
17
10
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
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