Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.29m | 2:39AM3.64m | 3:13PM3.18m | 3:19AM3.46m | 3:50PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.39m | 9:06AM0.01m | 9:10PM0.49m | 9:42AM0.26m | 9:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 563 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 116 | 116 | 132 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 138 |
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