Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
7
0.2
ENE
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
17
10
7
4
7
7
10
9
6
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM2.57m
5:30PM2.74m
6:50AM2.55m
6:50PM2.77m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.68m
11:29AM1.25m
00:30AM0.69m
1:01PM1.24m
1:48AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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4:20
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Temp °C
9
9
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
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