Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.1°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
5
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
0
SE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:07PM2.69m
6:06AM2.96m
7:04PM2.60m
7:07AM2.79m
8:02PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.44m
00:02AM1.08m
12:54PM0.63m
1:08AM1.15m
1:55PM0.78m
2:17AM1.16m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
10:14
10:14
10:14
10:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
19
21
23
21
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
13
17
17
15
15
17
17
17
20
21
22
21
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
114
114
114
115
114
117
115
115
115
115
62
62
125
712
712
114
118
490
132
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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