Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 408 | 227 | 107 | 92 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 3202 | 2533 | 1743 | 955 | 458 | 194 | 51 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:25PM3.23m | 11:56AM3.25m | 00:03AM3.39m | 12:30PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.62m | 5:44AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.09m | 6:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -5 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 408 | 227 | 107 | 92 | 31 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | W 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | N 13 | SSE 5 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | W 4 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 189 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 47 | 295 | 700 | 1748 | 3202 | 2533 | 1743 | 955 | 458 | 194 | — | 2 | 25 | 145 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 701 | 116 | 177 | 138 | 701 | 654 | 701 | 712 | 656 | 656 | 767 | 385 | 273 | 234 | 16 | 118 | 177 | 149 | 138 |
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