Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 124 | 183 | 193 | 188 | 133 | 140 | 83 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:04AM2.83m | 5:35PM2.62m | 6:18AM2.61m | 6:54PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.52m | 8:25PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.79m | 11:17AM0.92m | 11:48PM0.96m | 12:38PM1.14m | 1:29AM1.03m | 2:25PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 5 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 80 | 124 | 183 | 193 | 188 | 133 | 140 | 83 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 116 | 116 | 494 | 490 | 548 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 682 | 373 | 373 | 327 | 303 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 115 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 118 |
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