Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6° C
2.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
3
3
3
11
11
11
22
27
31
37
35
33
34
35
49
54
33
31
29
26
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM2.85m
10:33AM2.98m
11:01PM3.04m
11:36AM3.13m
11:55PM3.25m
12:33PM3.26m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.72m
4:25AM0.70m
4:56PM0.62m
5:26AM0.43m
5:53PM0.52m
6:22AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:28
4:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:01
10:00
10:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
16
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
15
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