Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
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
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
27
24
26
31
33
23
23
20
23
23
24
31
32
31
19
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:36PM3.15m
1:39AM3.47m
2:07PM3.19m
2:11AM3.47m
2:39PM3.18m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.45m
7:57AM0.09m
8:02PM0.41m
8:29AM0.12m
8:36PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
14
6
7
9
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