Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 134 | 155 | 141 | 128 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:27AM3.11m | 3:42PM2.87m | 4:07AM2.82m | 4:20PM2.65m | 4:55AM2.54m | 5:08PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.68m | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:03AM0.96m | 10:21PM0.93m | 10:41AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 141 | 128 | 64 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 62 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | NE 7 | W 13 | S 6 | N 19 | N 18 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 77 | 134 | 155 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 10 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 677 | 300 | 300 | 107 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 37 | 243 | 302 | 576 | 654 | 656 | 656 | 682 | 701 | 701 | 373 | 361 | 114 | 124 | 139 |
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