Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 861 | 687 | 484 | 439 | 304 | 181 | 127 | 374 | 595 | 471 | 290 | 163 | 66 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | 10:10AM2.60m | 10:07PM2.82m | 10:47AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM1.29m | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | 4:34AM0.58m | 4:48PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 861 | 861 | 687 | 484 | 439 | 304 | 181 | 72 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 57 | 163 | 66 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 268 | 151 | 207 | 165 | 76 | 22 | — | — | 8 | — | 33 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | N 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1029 | 567 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 127 | 374 | 595 | 471 | 290 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 54 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 107 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 302 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 115 | 118 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
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