Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.2°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 (14 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)--
Afternoon (14 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (14 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
18
1.4
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
0.8
N
14
0.8
N
14
0.8
N
14
0.8
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
13
2
N
7
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
12
1.3
NNE
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.7
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
6
5
24
134
427
285
264
250
232
225
284
272
408
409
299
699
430
235
184
108
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
40
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM2.82m
3:07AM2.51m
3:12PM2.69m
4:01AM2.34m
4:05PM2.58m
5:06AM2.25m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.80m
8:44AM1.14m
9:32PM0.94m
9:31AM1.28m
10:34PM1.05m
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cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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7:54
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3:56
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2
1
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
4
6
Feels °C
1
3
2
3
5
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
-2
-2
-4
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