Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 96 | 98 | 192 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:50PM3.02m | 4:01AM3.20m | 4:28PM2.83m | 4:44AM2.91m | 5:10PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.26m | 9:46PM0.63m | 10:18AM0.56m | 10:24PM0.80m | 10:55AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 98 | 192 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 119 | 138 | 138 | 164 | 124 | 164 | 37 | 124 | 37 | 37 | 117 | 117 | 239 | 239 | 305 | 178 | 305 |
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