Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 49 | 69 | 90 | 97 | 100 | 80 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:50PM2.76m | 10:34AM2.86m | 10:53PM3.01m | 11:35AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.94m | 4:24AM0.69m | 4:54PM0.78m | 5:26AM0.38m | 5:47PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 62 | 39 | 57 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 41 | 58 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 11 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 49 | 69 | 90 | 97 | 100 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 1440 | 388 | 373 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 299 | 259 | 164 | 119 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 124 |
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