Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
1.3
W
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.4
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
56
45
21
16
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
76
1
1
1
1
97
156
181
155
113
86
45
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:55AM2.54m
5:08PM2.43m
5:58AM2.30m
6:19PM2.27m
7:29AM2.17m
7:55PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.93m
10:41AM1.22m
11:12PM1.15m
11:39AM1.44m
00:45AM1.32m
1:40PM1.53m
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:19
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
4
6
8
10
8
7
9
11
10
7
5
4
6
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
6
5
5
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