Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
30
27
15
14
13
12
12
5
5
119
124
129
193
188
178
128
68
27
31
26
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM2.80m
5:04AM2.83m
5:35PM2.62m
6:18AM2.61m
6:54PM2.50m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.65m
10:40PM0.79m
11:17AM0.92m
11:48PM0.96m
12:38PM1.14m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:00
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
Feels °C
8
11
14
14
10
9
9
7
8
6
6
5
3
3
2
3
5
8
12
15
11
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