Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
214
232
395
846
1155
1233
1233
1024
821
730
556
364
286
252
196
161
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:09PM3.33m
2:24AM3.44m
2:46PM3.22m
3:08AM3.27m
3:27PM3.05m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.26m
8:37AM0.25m
8:52PM0.34m
9:18AM0.48m
9:37PM0.49m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
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16
18
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17
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13
12
13
15
16
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13
Feels °C
5
4
6
7
7
8
9
14
12
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10
9
9
8
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11
11
9
8
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