Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
13.0°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
WNW
4
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
44
43
29
28
24
15
15
15
7
8
8
65
48
27
32
25
35
22
8
8
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:08AM3.46m
1:29PM3.31m
1:45AM3.36m
2:00PM3.22m
2:21AM3.20m
2:33PM3.07m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.20m
7:36PM0.30m
7:55AM0.37m
8:08PM0.36m
8:24AM0.57m
8:40PM0.49m
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Temp °C
9
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10
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14
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16
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13
14
14
13
10
9
10
9
10
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
5
9
7
8
8
10
9
6
8
8
6
3
4
5
3
2
4
7
6
6
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