Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.2°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
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)
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
170
160
185
170
145
120
64
43
40
32
16
17
9
9
9
10
10
5
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43PM3.07m
11:29AM3.06m
11:31PM3.34m
12:12PM3.23m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.84m
5:19AM0.27m
5:36PM0.63m
6:05AM0.03m
6:17PM0.46m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:44
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
3
5
4
4
3
4
5
9
10
8
5
6
8
7
9
9
10
11
12
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