Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
431
358
300
244
186
161
138
98
70
66
43
32
18
18
10
8
8
16
16
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
N
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23AM2.87m
6:06PM2.63m
6:29AM2.71m
7:15PM2.56m
7:51AM2.64m
8:35PM2.59m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.77m
00:06AM1.01m
12:54PM0.94m
1:30AM1.06m
2:23PM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:16
5:18
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9:15
9:14
9:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
4
5
6
9
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
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