Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.4°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 (26 Sep):

    The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

    Sat
    26
    Sunday
    27
    Monday
    28
    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
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    Height Map
    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.3
    WSW
    3
    —
    0.1
    N
    7
    0.1
    N
    7
    0.5
    SE
    3
    0.5
    SE
    3
    0.1
    N
    14
    0.1
    N
    14
    0.1
    N
    14
    0.1
    N
    13
    0.6
    ESE
    7
    0.5
    ESE
    7
    0.5
    ESE
    8
    0.5
    ESE
    7
    0.4
    ESE
    7
    0.4
    E
    7
    0.4
    E
    7
    0.4
    E
    6
    0.4
    ESE
    6
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    4
    4
    4
    4
    35
    29
    34
    31
    19
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Wind (km/h)
    10
    SSW
    15
    S
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    30
    S
    35
    SSE
    35
    SSE
    40
    SSE
    20
    SSW
    25
    W
    20
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    S
    15
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SE
    15
    SE
    20
    SSE
    Wind State
    cross-off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross-off
    cross-off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    High Tide
    00:34AM3.44m
    1:03PM3.31m
    1:09AM3.52m
    1:35PM3.36m
    Low Tide
    6:30PM0.44m
    6:52AM0.05m
    7:02PM0.32m
    7:25AM0.02m
    7:37PM0.25m
    part cloud
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    cloud
    cloud
    cloud
    cloud
    light rain
    rain showers
    clear
    clear
    clear
    cloud
    clear
    clear
    part cloud
    clear
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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    7:03
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    7:05
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    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    6:59
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    6:57
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    6:53
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     mm
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    1
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    Temp °C
    16
    15
    13
    13
    12
    14
    14
    15
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    9
    11
    13
    15
    14
    12
    Feels °C
    13
    11
    8
    8
    7
    8
    7
    8
    4
    8
    5
    5
    6
    5
    7
    10
    12
    10
    8
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