Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.9°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
1
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)
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
107
70
74
52
37
21
21
12
12
12
5
86
71
53
34
19
22
1
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
WSW
20
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.87m
4:07AM2.82m
4:20PM2.65m
4:55AM2.54m
5:08PM2.43m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.68m
9:43PM0.71m
10:03AM0.96m
10:21PM0.93m
10:41AM1.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
12
13
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
14
Feels °C
7
10
11
11
8
8
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
9
10
6
9
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