Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
8
2
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
200
310
277
573
463
348
192
158
98
73
52
42
31
33
30
23
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM3.06m
1:07AM3.41m
1:36PM3.15m
1:39AM3.47m
2:07PM3.19m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.53m
7:27AM0.14m
7:30PM0.45m
7:57AM0.09m
8:02PM0.41m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
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