Banff Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.67° N 2.52° W

Banff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
2.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
21
22
27
28
28
25
26
15
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
558
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
45
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:53AM2.52m
8:25PM2.55m
9:26AM2.63m
9:43PM2.78m
10:36AM2.84m
Low Tide
1:29AM1.03m
2:25PM1.19m
3:12AM0.88m
3:50PM1.05m
4:25AM0.58m
4:49PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
5
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
15
17
18
17
17
15
14
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
6
9
9
13
13
12
14
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
6
6
5
6
6
5
4
3
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