Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.6
N
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
16
44
77
126
135
139
107
64
67
69
37
21
21
12
12
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
E
10
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM3.07m
3:27AM3.11m
3:42PM2.87m
4:07AM2.82m
4:20PM2.65m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.52m
9:31AM0.68m
9:43PM0.71m
10:03AM0.96m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
12
13
13
11
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
7
5
5
4
8
9
11
11
7
8
8
6
8
6
7
5
3
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