Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
N
5
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
36
35
16
8
4
9
8
2
7
7
6
6
14
14
39
32
16
16
24
59
89
125
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM3.18m
2:46AM3.40m
3:14PM3.11m
3:25AM3.26m
3:52PM2.97m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.12m
8:36PM0.42m
9:03AM0.23m
9:12PM0.49m
9:40AM0.41m
9:52PM0.62m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
18
15
15
13
12
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
14
15
13
13
11
6
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
10
6
4
4
6
9
10
10
7
8
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