Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM2.22m | 9:17PM2.41m | 10:08AM2.40m | 10:12PM2.64m | 10:52AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM1.42m | 4:05AM1.07m | 4:17PM1.22m | 4:47AM0.82m | 4:54PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NE 10 | W 3 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 116 | 114 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 686 | 214 | 107 | 106 |
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