Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 16 | N 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:46PM3.39m | 1:10AM3.41m | 1:27PM3.29m | 2:00AM3.23m | 2:14PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.14m | 7:20AM0.33m | 7:42PM0.22m | 8:06AM0.57m | 8:35PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 11 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | N 10 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | N 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | N 16 | N 15 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 361 | 305 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 115 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 114 |
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