Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 12 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 23 | N 23 | N 22 | N 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:27AM2.83m | 11:28PM3.11m | 12:00PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.80m | 5:50AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 23 | N 23 | N 22 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 12 | NE 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 298 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 128 | 362 | 363 | 124 | 95 | 361 | 62 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 114 | 116 |
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