Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.1°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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.3
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
1
0
2
2
5
0
10
7
7
6
3
3
5
5
17
14
31
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
0
NNE
10
S
15
S
30
S
35
S
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:54AM3.65m
1:27PM3.37m
1:33AM3.65m
2:02PM3.33m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.35m
7:22AM-0.13m
7:30PM0.29m
7:56AM-0.03m
8:04PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
12
12
13
17
18
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
15
12
8
6
6
11
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
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