Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
36
82
76
48
29
21
12
25
22
13
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
45
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM3.31m
1:09AM3.52m
1:35PM3.36m
1:45AM3.52m
2:09PM3.33m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.32m
7:25AM0.02m
7:37PM0.25m
8:00AM0.09m
8:13PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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7:07
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6:57
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6:53
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6:51
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
13
11
12
Feels °C
7
7
5
2
5
5
6
6
7
10
12
10
9
7
6
5
7
8
7
5
7
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