Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
19
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
23
21
21
9
9
7
78
132
173
236
286
373
394
389
618
498
368
548
470
471
409
311
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
E
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:05PM2.34m
8:20AM2.21m
8:23PM2.44m
9:24AM2.38m
9:21PM2.61m
Low Tide
12:29PM1.52m
2:00AM1.21m
2:20PM1.46m
3:12AM1.04m
3:25PM1.29m
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2
2
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6
Temp °C
7
7
7
11
12
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
4
5
5
6
6
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
5
6
5
4
8
6
4
4
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