Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.8°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
13
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
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
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
128
125
123
117
113
110
108
106
106
104
103
101
69
66
64
41
40
23
21
38
45
41
57
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM2.49m
4:33PM2.51m
5:27AM2.27m
5:39PM2.37m
6:52AM2.16m
7:05PM2.34m
Low Tide
10:05AM1.22m
10:46PM1.09m
10:58AM1.41m
00:09AM1.24m
12:29PM1.52m
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Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
4
5
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
8
6
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