Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.3°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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
N
3
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
53
64
62
42
40
26
26
26
26
25
12
12
11
11
5
5
5
16
2
7
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
W
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
20
SW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:26PM3.30m
2:34AM3.47m
3:20PM3.17m
3:24AM3.42m
4:14PM3.00m
4:16AM3.30m
Low Tide
8:11AM-0.01m
8:30PM0.50m
9:05AM0.01m
9:19PM0.64m
10:00AM0.10m
10:09PM0.80m
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:13
10:13
10:13
 mm
2
1
2
5
7
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
15
12
11
11
13
14
13
11
13
13
13
11
12
15
12
9
8
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
52
53
64
62
42
40
26
26
26
26
25
12
12
5
11
5
17
21
16
9
7
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
11
3
5
5
5
2
1
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.3
NNW
2
Energy kJ
2
8
3
9
40
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
28
116
0
31
31
114
114
114
118
114
115
62
114
115
115
116
132
100
124
119
116
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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