Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
14.3°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
163
120
75
43
17
21
12
20
20
22
22
27
28
28
25
26
15
14
14
13
13
6
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM2.50m
7:53AM2.52m
8:25PM2.55m
9:26AM2.63m
9:43PM2.78m
Low Tide
12:38PM1.14m
1:29AM1.03m
2:25PM1.19m
3:12AM0.88m
3:50PM1.05m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
5
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
4
3
5
7
10
12
12
11
9
7
10
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
10
10
8
7
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