Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 64 | 60 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM3.18m | 2:46AM3.40m | 3:14PM3.11m | 3:25AM3.26m | 3:52PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.49m | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:52PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 60 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 3 | N 12 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — |
3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 5 | E 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 7 | N 13 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 373 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 49 | 373 | 275 | 275 | 146 | 146 | 37 | 117 | 115 | 0 |
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