Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 6 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.4°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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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 Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
300
274
244
244
216
182
151
110
77
51
49
32
32
35
37
39
40
53
70
53
44
41
40
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
12:38PM3.36m
00:56AM3.40m
1:32PM3.37m
1:44AM3.46m
2:26PM3.30m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.20m
6:52PM0.34m
7:19AM0.05m
7:41PM0.40m
8:11AM-0.01m
8:30PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:12
10:12
10:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
16
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
15
17
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
326
300
274
244
244
216
182
151
110
77
51
49
32
32
35
37
39
40
53
70
53
44
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
5
6
10
12
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
105
52
62
166
166
16
16
34
34
34
185
177
138
128
124
124
31
16
16
3
62
16
31
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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