Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
287
208
172
134
122
119
75
58
56
54
39
37
21
21
20
12
12
9
9
5
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM2.26m
8:33PM2.29m
9:28AM2.30m
9:50PM2.43m
10:33AM2.44m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.43m
3:25AM1.26m
3:58PM1.33m
4:33AM1.08m
4:48PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
7
10
11
12
13
10
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
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