Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
NNE
7
1.6
N
5
2.3
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
29
25
38
143
562
600
527
458
336
276
214
173
154
120
98
70
54
43
31
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:10PM2.74m
5:23AM2.87m
6:06PM2.63m
6:29AM2.71m
7:15PM2.56m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.59m
11:05PM0.90m
11:44AM0.77m
00:06AM1.01m
12:54PM0.94m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
16
14
14
9
4
3
4
4
5
7
10
13
12
11
9
9
13
14
14
13
12
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