Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.76m | 5:25AM2.97m | 6:07PM2.61m | 6:20AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.94m | 11:56AM0.73m | 00:06AM1.08m | 12:49PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | N 5 | N 9 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 9 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 164 | 1586 | 681 | 276 | 243 | 302 | 733 | 767 | 1053 | 863 | 1225 | 491 | 298 | 234 | 243 | 214 | 304 | 356 | 106 | 356 |
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