Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.1°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.8
SE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
4
2
1
2
1
0
5
14
16
10
4
4
3
1
5
5
19
18
37
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
30
S
35
S
30
SW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:51PM3.34m
00:54AM3.65m
1:27PM3.37m
1:33AM3.65m
2:02PM3.33m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.35m
7:22AM-0.13m
7:30PM0.29m
7:56AM-0.03m
8:04PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
16
14
12
13
13
18
16
15
15
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
11
14
13
12
8
6
6
13
10
9
11
9
10
8
8
10
12
11
11
10
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