Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 41 | 52 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM3.30m | 2:34AM3.47m | 3:20PM3.17m | 3:24AM3.42m | 4:14PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM-0.01m | 8:30PM0.50m | 9:05AM0.01m | 9:19PM0.64m | 10:00AM0.10m | 10:09PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | 10:13 | |
mm | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
39 | 41 | 52 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 7 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 164 | 116 | 116 | 164 | 390 |
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