Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
16
15
14
6
6
6
3
3
2
8
9
14
11
20
16
32
64
66
60
49
49
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51AM2.64m
8:35PM2.59m
9:18AM2.69m
9:50PM2.76m
10:34AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:23PM1.01m
3:05AM0.95m
3:48PM0.94m
4:24AM0.69m
4:54PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
10
9
10
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
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