Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
249
286
406
777
1347
1437
1360
1137
1055
838
632
486
422
364
292
200
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
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
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:45AM3.52m
2:09PM3.33m
2:24AM3.44m
2:46PM3.22m
3:08AM3.27m
3:27PM3.05m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.09m
8:13PM0.26m
8:37AM0.25m
8:52PM0.34m
9:18AM0.48m
9:37PM0.49m
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7:11
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
14
14
15
16
17
19
17
15
14
12
12
13
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
7
6
4
4
7
8
8
9
12
15
12
9
10
8
8
9
12
13
9
7
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