Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
W
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
6
83
68
45
28
23
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
62
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSE
30
S
30
SW
15
S
30
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20PM2.65m
4:55AM2.54m
5:08PM2.43m
5:58AM2.30m
6:19PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.93m
10:41AM1.22m
11:12PM1.15m
11:39AM1.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
15
13
14
13
14
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
10
10
8
6
6
5
7
4
3
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