Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
13
13
13
12
12
11
5
4
8
8
8
5
9
8
8
8
9
20
18
18
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM3.22m
11:28AM3.21m
11:47PM3.21m
12:01PM3.20m
00:24AM3.15m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.45m
5:26AM0.38m
5:43PM0.38m
5:58AM0.47m
6:15PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
3
3
4
4
5
3
2
1
0
1
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