Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
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0.1
E
6
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0.1
E
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM2.55m
6:50PM2.77m
8:04AM2.66m
8:00PM2.88m
8:59AM2.82m
8:58PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:01PM1.24m
1:48AM0.59m
2:14PM1.10m
2:48AM0.46m
3:09PM0.91m
3:36AM0.37m
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7:26
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7:28
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7:30
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7:33
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4:20
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4:16
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4:15
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4:13
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
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