
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
244 | 214 | 161 | 138 | 96 | 68 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.63m | 6:29AM2.71m | 7:15PM2.56m | 7:51AM2.64m | 8:35PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM1.01m | 12:54PM0.94m | 1:30AM1.06m | 2:23PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
244 | 214 | 161 | 138 | 96 | 68 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | N 11 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 116 | 234 | 114 | 114 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 424 | 114 | 114 | 132 |
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