Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
1.2
WNW
5
1.7
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
27
28
24
25
26
25
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
81
182
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
20
NW
45
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:53AM2.52m
8:25PM2.55m
9:26AM2.63m
9:43PM2.78m
10:36AM2.84m
Low Tide
2:25PM1.19m
3:12AM0.88m
3:50PM1.05m
4:25AM0.58m
4:49PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
15
17
17
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
12
11
12
15
13
10
11
11
11
10
7
5
6
8
7
7
6
9
5
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