Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.1
NW
14
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.9
WSW
4
0.1
NW
12
0.7
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
3
3
5
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
5
0
6
14
15
13
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:20PM2.66m
6:23AM2.54m
6:44PM2.56m
8:02AM2.50m
8:14PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:06AM1.06m
11:52PM0.88m
12:38PM1.27m
1:39AM0.90m
2:24PM1.26m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
14
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
12
11
9
7
6
7
10
15
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
9
8
5
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