
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:04PM2.67m | 11:36AM2.65m | 11:48PM2.85m | 12:18PM2.76m | 00:27AM3.03m | 12:56PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.86m | 5:46PM0.95m | 6:14AM0.69m | 6:21PM0.83m | 6:50AM0.53m | 6:54PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
14 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 13 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
64 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 686 | 414 | 49 | 382 | 106 | 37 | 37 | 106 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 115 | 118 | 361 | 132 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 114 |
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