Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 431 | 358 | 300 | 244 | 186 | 161 | 138 | 98 | 70 | 66 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23AM2.87m | 6:06PM2.63m | 6:29AM2.71m | 7:15PM2.56m | 7:51AM2.64m | 8:35PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.77m | 00:06AM1.01m | 12:54PM0.94m | 1:30AM1.06m | 2:23PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 358 | 300 | 244 | 186 | 161 | 138 | 98 | 70 | 66 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | 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 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 461 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 414 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 243 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 305 | 305 | 361 | 361 | 319 | 373 | 119 |
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