Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
7
7
3
2
1
1
1
11
10
10
10
42
46
42
32
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
N
0
SSE
0
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14PM3.15m
2:56AM2.99m
3:08PM2.97m
4:03AM2.74m
4:13PM2.82m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.36m
8:59AM0.84m
9:38PM0.54m
10:04AM1.10m
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clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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Temp °C
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
11
12
13
10
12
13
13
11
7
5
5
4
1
2
3
3
4
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