Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 143 | 46 | 64 | 101 | 87 | 65 | 58 | 30 | 147 | 353 | 553 | 600 | 597 | 565 | 484 | 366 | 277 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.85m | 4:32AM3.03m | 5:10PM2.74m | 5:23AM2.87m | 6:06PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.79m | 10:52AM0.59m | 11:05PM0.90m | 11:44AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 46 | 64 | 101 | 87 | 65 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 484 | 366 | 277 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 31 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 10 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 132 | 143 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 353 | 553 | 600 | 597 | 565 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 52 | 1047 | 794 | 784 | 259 | 105 | 200 | 149 | 34 | 34 | 3 |
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