Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.9
NW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
17
10
10
27
74
111
150
199
158
92
80
55
42
28
21
12
12
12
12
32
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM3.07m
3:27AM3.11m
3:42PM2.87m
4:07AM2.82m
4:20PM2.65m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.41m
9:09PM0.52m
9:31AM0.68m
9:43PM0.71m
10:03AM0.96m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
7
6
3
4
6
7
10
7
8
7
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
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