Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
58
39
25
36
42
42
42
43
44
23
37
30
21
25
41
41
43
46
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11PM2.52m
10:47AM2.52m
11:04PM2.67m
11:36AM2.65m
Low Tide
4:15PM1.18m
4:47AM1.02m
5:06PM1.08m
5:34AM0.86m
5:46PM0.95m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:38
9:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
10
10
11
9
8
8
9
11
11
12
13
12
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