Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 74 | 111 | 150 | 199 | 158 | 92 | 80 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM3.07m | 3:27AM3.11m | 3:42PM2.87m | 4:07AM2.82m | 4:20PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.41m | 9:09PM0.52m | 9:31AM0.68m | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:03AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 92 | 80 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 72 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 74 | 111 | 150 | 199 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 794 | 656 | 682 | 682 | 300 | 275 | 267 | 106 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 277 | 37 | 49 | 298 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
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