Banff Surf Break
Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Banff

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.5° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (05 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (05 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
8
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
11
7
9
10
11
2
4
1
4
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
W
0
N
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
N
10
NW
10
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:05PM2.55m
4:09AM2.85m
4:52PM2.47m
4:54AM2.78m
5:45PM2.43m
5:44AM2.72m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.72m
9:46PM1.03m
10:33AM0.79m
10:30PM1.12m
11:22AM0.83m
11:23PM1.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:15
4:13
4:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:02
10:04
10:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
16
18
15
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
9
12
12
9
7
6
7
9
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
12
15
14
11
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
2
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
11
11
7
9
10
11
6
1
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
E
6
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
24
8
1
3
1
3
20
28
21
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
373
106
106
114
115
114
115
115
115
119
139
138
119
115
115
117
116
114
116
115
81
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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