Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°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 (27 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)--
Evening (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
SW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
12
1.4
W
5
1
W
5
0.1
N
11
0.4
W
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
12
0
8
2
6
104
43
2
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:07PM3.42m
00:25AM3.50m
12:46PM3.39m
1:10AM3.41m
1:27PM3.29m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.16m
6:38AM0.16m
6:57PM0.14m
7:20AM0.33m
7:42PM0.22m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
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12
12
11
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12
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12
14
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13
12
Feels °C
1
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9
8
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