Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | W 6 | ESE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 107 | 94 | 258 | 39 | 2534 | 3033 | 2757 | 1869 | 955 | 525 | 213 | 72 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:25PM3.23m | 10:56AM3.25m | 11:03PM3.39m | 11:30AM3.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.19m | 5:00PM0.42m | 5:20AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 11 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 232 | 107 | 94 | 48 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 72 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | SE 5 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | W 4 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | S 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 35 | 258 | 1113 | 2534 | 3033 | 2757 | 1869 | 955 | 525 | 213 | — | 1 | 20 | 124 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 138 | 162 | 654 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 385 | 298 | 234 | 0 | 117 | 177 | 149 | 124 |
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