Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.4° 

Banff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.3
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
0
49
52
70
92
120
187
226
317
561
539
363
206
111
82
68
41
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:32PM2.94m
00:35AM3.28m
1:05PM3.06m
1:07AM3.41m
1:36PM3.15m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.65m
6:56AM0.26m
6:59PM0.53m
7:27AM0.14m
7:30PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:16
 mm
5
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
20
20
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
17
15
12
14
13
13
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
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