Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
37
30
13
9
16
16
10
10
10
4
4
5
14
21
17
4
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SW
15
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:31PM3.34m
12:12PM3.23m
00:14AM3.55m
12:51PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.63m
6:05AM0.03m
6:17PM0.46m
6:45AM-0.11m
6:54PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:44
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
9
10
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
13
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
9
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
11
10
11
10
6
6
9
13
11
8
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