Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | ESE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:51PM3.34m | 00:54AM3.65m | 1:27PM3.37m | 1:33AM3.65m | 2:02PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM-0.11m | 6:54PM0.35m | 7:22AM-0.13m | 7:30PM0.29m | 7:56AM-0.03m | 8:04PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | ESE 5 | — | N 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | N 6 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | E 6 | — | — | SE 4 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 52 | 373 | 541 | 106 | 114 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 361 | 370 | 563 | 52 | 107 | 106 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 115 | 31 | 16 |
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