Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:36PM3.15m | 1:39AM3.47m | 2:07PM3.19m | 2:11AM3.47m | 2:39PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.45m | 7:57AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.12m | 8:36PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 10 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 28 | 138 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 494 | 554 | 373 | 119 |
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