Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). 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 (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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) | NW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 16 | 44 | 77 | 126 | 135 | 139 | 107 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM3.07m | 3:27AM3.11m | 3:42PM2.87m | 4:07AM2.82m | 4:20PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.52m | 9:31AM0.68m | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:03AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | 44 | 77 | 126 | 135 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 656 | 682 | 677 | 682 | 275 | 107 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 37 | 243 | 302 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 701 |
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