Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banff sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
7
13
14
13
6
16
16
16
10
6
4
4
10
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08PM2.97m
4:03AM2.74m
4:13PM2.82m
5:24AM2.57m
5:30PM2.74m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.54m
10:04AM1.10m
10:59PM0.68m
11:29AM1.25m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
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11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
10
9
5
4
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