Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). 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 (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
47
69
95
89
114
81
51
48
30
27
15
14
13
12
12
12
21
35
80
102
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
ENE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:52PM2.97m
4:09AM3.06m
4:37PM2.80m
5:04AM2.83m
5:35PM2.62m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.41m
9:52PM0.62m
10:23AM0.65m
10:40PM0.79m
11:17AM0.92m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
8
8
8
11
12
11
10
11
14
15
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
6
5
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