Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
150
112
52
38
31
21
13
12
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
12
19
7
5
3
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:28PM2.82m
2:33AM3.15m
3:05PM2.78m
3:08AM3.13m
3:42PM2.73m
3:43AM3.08m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.76m
8:53AM0.48m
8:51PM0.79m
9:29AM0.50m
9:26PM0.85m
10:06AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:16
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:10
10:09
10:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
11
13
15
17
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
6
9
11
13
14
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
52
38
31
21
13
12
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
191
150
112
17
12
7
6
2
12
19
7
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
554
554
563
49
106
37
106
106
305
106
106
106
106
114
117
114
106
758
563
106
114
114
114
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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