Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
2.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
34
32
32
33
36
36
33
31
30
23
22
20
20
20
21
22
21
11
11
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM3.04m
11:36AM3.13m
11:55PM3.25m
12:33PM3.26m
00:45AM3.44m
1:26PM3.32m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.43m
5:53PM0.52m
6:22AM0.18m
6:44PM0.45m
7:14AM-0.02m
7:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:30
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:00
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
19
18
18
16
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