Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.6°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
19
26
11
12
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
10
6
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
W
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:08AM2.40m
10:12PM2.64m
10:52AM2.61m
10:53PM2.88m
11:27AM2.83m
Low Tide
4:17PM1.22m
4:47AM0.82m
4:54PM1.01m
5:20AM0.58m
5:26PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:05
 mm
2
7
15
12
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
18
13
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
3
5
6
8
9
8
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