Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
3
2
1
1
1
12
17
10
14
22
33
29
23
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:56AM2.99m
3:08PM2.97m
4:03AM2.74m
4:13PM2.82m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.36m
8:59AM0.84m
9:38PM0.54m
10:04AM1.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:23
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Temp °C
15
15
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
12
13
10
10
12
12
11
9
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
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