Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.4°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
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
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
143
163
135
77
37
17
13
20
30
20
22
22
27
28
28
25
26
25
15
14
13
13
6
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM2.61m
6:54PM2.50m
7:53AM2.52m
8:25PM2.55m
9:26AM2.63m
9:43PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.96m
12:38PM1.14m
1:29AM1.03m
2:25PM1.19m
3:12AM0.88m
3:50PM1.05m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
4
4
3
5
7
10
12
13
11
9
8
11
11
13
11
11
14
12
12
11
9
10
8
7
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