Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.6°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
104
103
101
69
66
64
41
40
40
23
21
9
9
31
42
68
117
153
153
280
298
412
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM2.37m
6:52AM2.16m
7:05PM2.34m
8:20AM2.21m
8:23PM2.44m
Low Tide
10:58AM1.41m
00:09AM1.24m
12:29PM1.52m
2:00AM1.21m
2:20PM1.46m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
1
2
1
4
4
5
7
7
5
4
5
4
3
3
4
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