Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45PM2.64m | 11:20AM2.61m | 11:27PM2.88m | 11:58AM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM1.16m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:26PM0.98m | 5:54AM0.63m | 5:58PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 115 | 115 | 124 | 138 | 242 | 249 | 259 | 276 | 254 | 249 |
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