Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
111
111
69
39
33
23
26
33
36
37
36
35
20
26
11
11
7
6
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:55PM2.26m
9:04AM2.22m
9:17PM2.41m
10:08AM2.40m
Low Tide
1:40PM1.53m
2:57AM1.28m
3:25PM1.42m
4:05AM1.07m
4:17PM1.22m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
9
7
6
8
17
18
16
16
16
16
15
12
13
12
10
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