Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.9°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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N 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 8PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)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 Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
6
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:30PM2.74m
6:50AM2.55m
6:50PM2.77m
8:04AM2.66m
8:00PM2.88m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.69m
1:01PM1.24m
1:48AM0.59m
2:14PM1.10m
2:48AM0.46m
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clear
clear
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7:28
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
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