Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.5°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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 23s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.1m 22s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)23s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
S
3
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
2
2
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
4
5
33
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
45
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
WSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:01AM3.30m
12:31PM3.20m
00:34AM3.44m
1:03PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.61m
6:21AM0.17m
6:30PM0.44m
6:52AM0.05m
7:02PM0.32m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
13
13
11
13
15
16
16
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
7
6
5
7
8
11
14
11
8
8
5
6
6
9
9
6
7
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