Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
1373
1466
1360
1055
947
847
646
476
356
304
239
165
130
98
70
36
23
14
7
3
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
25
S
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46PM3.22m
3:08AM3.27m
3:27PM3.05m
3:58AM3.02m
4:17PM2.85m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.25m
8:52PM0.34m
9:18AM0.48m
9:37PM0.49m
10:05AM0.77m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:47
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1
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Temp °C
16
18
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
12
11
11
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
13
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
12
13
10
7
6
6
7
8
9
12
10
10
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