Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
10
0.5
W
4
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
6
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
5
5
12
12
23
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM3.34m
2:39PM2.97m
2:41AM3.34m
3:12PM2.96m
3:14AM3.28m
3:47PM2.92m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.27m
8:28PM0.60m
9:01AM0.27m
9:01PM0.63m
9:34AM0.33m
9:37PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
7
10
11
10
12
11
8
6
7
10
11
12
10
10
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
9
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