Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 516 | 510 | 482 | 472 | 656 | 792 | 788 | 455 | 575 | 440 | 169 | 173 | 286 | 350 | 236 | 85 | 42 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:23PM2.44m | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | 10:10AM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM1.46m | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | -1 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 482 | 472 | — | — | 788 | 455 | 575 | 440 | 169 | 173 | 111 | 98 | 64 | 85 | 42 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | W 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 445 | 242 | — | — | 108 | 93 | — | — | — | 50 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 364 | 516 | 510 | — | — | 656 | 792 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 286 | 350 | 236 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 119 | 138 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 162 | 373 | 302 | 356 | 49 | 37 | 16 |
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