Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
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)
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
356
304
311
304
269
251
161
72
38
23
8
15
6
6
4
6
2
5
4
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
5
WNW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:27PM3.05m
3:58AM3.02m
4:17PM2.85m
5:00AM2.75m
5:20PM2.66m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.48m
9:37PM0.49m
10:05AM0.77m
10:33PM0.69m
11:06AM1.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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6:39
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Temp °C
14
16
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
12
13
10
7
6
6
5
7
10
10
10
8
6
5
6
5
8
9
8
8
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