Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.3°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
2
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
2
1
1
280
353
215
193
237
205
155
102
58
25
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
50
WSW
55
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
9:26AM2.63m
9:43PM2.78m
10:36AM2.84m
10:43PM3.07m
11:29AM3.06m
Low Tide
3:50PM1.05m
4:25AM0.58m
4:49PM0.84m
5:19AM0.27m
5:36PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:46
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
10
10
11
10
6
5
6
6
5
3
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
5
10
11
10
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