Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
23
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
14
15
11
6
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:52AM2.61m
10:53PM2.88m
11:27AM2.83m
11:28PM3.11m
12:00PM3.03m
Low Tide
4:54PM1.01m
5:20AM0.58m
5:26PM0.80m
5:50AM0.35m
5:58PM0.61m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
11
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
6
8
6
3
4
7
7
8
9
10
13
12
11
10
12
11
9
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