Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | ESE 5 | W 4 | W 4 | ESE 8 | WSW 3 | ESE 7 | W 4 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 311 | 304 | 269 | 251 | 133 | 121 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM3.05m | 3:58AM3.02m | 4:17PM2.85m | 5:00AM2.75m | 5:20PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.49m | 10:05AM0.77m | 10:33PM0.69m | 11:06AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 304 | 311 | 304 | 269 | 251 | 133 | 121 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 13 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | 6 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 373 | 373 | 361 | 116 |
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