Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.56m | 7:51AM2.64m | 8:35PM2.59m | 9:18AM2.69m | 9:50PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM1.06m | 2:23PM1.01m | 3:05AM0.95m | 3:48PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | — | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 4 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 243 | 234 | 248 | 305 | 361 | 305 | 114 | 305 | 361 | 116 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 305 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
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