
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM2.85m | 12:18PM2.76m | 00:27AM3.03m | 12:56PM2.86m | 1:02AM3.18m | 1:32PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.69m | 6:21PM0.83m | 6:50AM0.53m | 6:54PM0.72m | 7:24AM0.40m | 7:25PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 28 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 115 | 31 | 114 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 164 | 1423 | 1584 | 106 |
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