Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
1
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)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
214
161
138
96
68
53
43
32
18
18
11
8
8
16
15
14
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM2.63m
6:29AM2.71m
7:15PM2.56m
7:51AM2.64m
8:35PM2.59m
Low Tide
00:06AM1.01m
12:54PM0.94m
1:30AM1.06m
2:23PM1.01m
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5:16
5:18
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9:15
9:14
9:10
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
9
12
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
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