Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
9
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
400
360
346
311
250
216
163
116
96
79
38
34
18
14
9
5
6
7
8
14
21
36
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:33PM2.93m
4:36AM3.23m
5:19PM2.76m
5:25AM2.97m
6:07PM2.61m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.20m
10:26PM0.78m
11:08AM0.46m
11:13PM0.94m
11:56AM0.73m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:39
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:50
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
12
13
12
12
13
11
10
9
12
14
13
8
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