Banff Surf Break

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Issued: 6 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
1 AM
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
N
3
0.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
5
5
5
6
6
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
25
SE
25
SSE
15
W
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM2.67m
8:57PM2.57m
9:13AM2.62m
9:49PM2.62m
10:11AM2.63m
10:36PM2.70m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.89m
3:21AM1.10m
3:49PM0.94m
4:16AM1.00m
4:37PM0.95m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:09
4:11
4:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:14
10:14
10:14
10:14
 mm
2
5
2
3
4
5
2
Temp °C
16
14
16
17
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
16
16
16
14
13
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
12
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
5
5
5
6
6
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
5
2
2
3
6
8
1
2
2
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
114
114
114
117
115
115
115
115
115
115
117
115
138
115
106
62
52
52
115
138
138
117
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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