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) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 24 | 80 | 152 | 131 | 161 | 148 | 163 | 140 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:35PM2.62m | 6:18AM2.61m | 6:54PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.52m | 8:25PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 20 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 80 | 152 | 131 | 161 | 148 | 163 | 140 | 74 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 373 | 563 | 327 | 305 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 124 | 139 |
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