Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:32PM2.93m | 1:36AM3.29m | 2:06PM2.96m | 2:08AM3.34m | 2:39PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.40m | 7:25PM0.65m | 7:57AM0.31m | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:29AM0.27m | 8:28PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | S 5 | N 8 | NNW 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 170 | 794 | 373 | 361 | 293 | 390 | 277 | 2742 | 2742 | 1117 | 128 | 550 | 388 | 164 | 772 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 388 |
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