Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 32 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM2.49m | 7:23AM2.52m | 8:02PM2.42m | 8:35AM2.42m | 9:09PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.98m | 1:12AM1.19m | 1:56PM1.16m | 2:32AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 32 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 302 | 414 | 302 | 164 | 164 | 139 | 164 | 356 | 868 | 827 | 357 | 362 | 390 | 361 | 373 | 541 | 326 | 548 | 1361 | 373 |
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