Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
11
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
2
1
1
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
1:27PM3.29m
2:00AM3.23m
2:14PM3.15m
2:56AM2.99m
3:08PM2.97m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.33m
7:42PM0.22m
8:06AM0.57m
8:35PM0.36m
8:59AM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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7:13
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7:18
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4:30
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4:29
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4:27
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
7
6
6
6
4
8
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
7
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