Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
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0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:04AM2.66m
8:00PM2.88m
8:59AM2.82m
8:58PM3.01m
9:43AM2.97m
9:46PM3.12m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.59m
2:14PM1.10m
2:48AM0.46m
3:09PM0.91m
3:36AM0.37m
3:55PM0.72m
4:17AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:28
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7:30
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7:33
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7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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4:16
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4:15
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4:13
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4:10
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
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